Structure Of Flowering Plants

Question 1

Tap roots

Answer 1

Develop from radicle

Question 2

Fibrous roots

Answer 2

Form when radicle dies

Question 3

Function of roots

Answer 3

Anchor plant in soil
Absorb water and minerals
Transport
Store food in some plants

Question 4

Function of meristem

Answer 4

Growth and cell division(mitosis)

Question 5

Apical bud

Answer 5

Growth of stem

Question 6

Axil

Answer 6

Growth of branches/flowers

Question 7

Node

Answer 7

Point where leaf is attached

Question 8

Function of stems

Answer 8

Support
Transport water
Transport food
Photosynthesis

Question 9

Function of leaves

Answer 9

Photosynthesis
Gas exchange
Transport
Store food

Question 10

Xylem

Answer 10

Structure:dead,lignin,thick cell wall
Function:transport of water
Location:vascular tissue

Question 11

Phloem

Answer 11

Structure:living,thin walled cells
Function:transport of food
Location:vascular bundles

Question 12

Primary thickening

Answer 12

Elongation of shoot and root tips by primary meristematic tissue dividing by mitosis

Question 13

Secondary thickening

Answer 13

Widening of the shoots and roots by secondary meristematic tissue dividing my mitosis

Question 14

Tissue that has a different location in a young root

Answer 14

Vascular tissue is found in the centre

Question 15

Dermal tissue

Answer 15

Protects plant from water loss

Question 16

Ground tissue

Answer 16

Storage

Question 17

Leaf adaptations for photosynthesis

Answer 17

Large surface area
Thin
Air spaces
Stomata