Section 16.6 16.7

Question 1

The tissue that makes up the outer surface of a leaf, stem, ect

Answer 1

Dermal tissue

Question 2

Tissue that makes up the xylem and phloem, the “tubes” that transport water and nutrients

Answer 2

Vascular tissue

Question 3

Tissue that makes up most of the plant

Answer 3

Ground tissue

Question 4

The process of losing water through a plants leaves

Answer 4

Transpiration

Question 5

The waxy coating on leaves

Answer 5

Cuticle

Question 6

The middle layer of cells in a leaf that contain chloroplasts

Answer 6

Mesophyll

Question 7

Plant organelles that carry out photosynthesis

Answer 7

Chloroplasts

Question 8

Openings usually on the underside of a leaf that allow carbon dioxide to enter and oxygen and water to escape

Answer 8

Stomata

Question 9

Cells on either side of a stoma that cause the stoma to open or close

Answer 9

Gaurs cells

Question 10

A part of a plant stem often used for storage

Answer 10

Pith

Question 11

Undifferentiated plant tissue that is responsible for cell division

Answer 11

Meristematic tissue

Question 12

A part of a plant stem used to store sugar and proteins to be used during spring growth

Answer 12

Cortex

Question 13

The outside layer of cells on leaves and stems

Answer 13

Epidermis

Question 14

Undifferentiated cells between the xylem and phloem that allow for growth

Answer 14

Cambium

Question 15

Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots up the stem and to the leaves

Answer 15

Xylem

Question 16

Vascular tissue that carries food molecules from the leaves to whatever it is needed

Answer 16

Phloem

Question 17

Characteristics that help an organism to survive in its environment

Answer 17

Adaptions

Question 18

Roots that grow in unusual places, such as on the stem of a plant

Answer 18

Adventurous roots

Question 19

Roots that grow partially in the air and partially on the ground

Answer 19

Prop roots