Tissues of Plants

Question 1

Angiosperm groups

Answer 1

1. monocotyledon

2. dicotyledon

Question 2

cell types

Answer 2

1. parenchyma
2. collenchyma
3. sclerenchyma

Question 3

tissue types

Answer 3

1. dermal
2. vascular
3. ground

Question 4

define autotroph

Answer 4

produces its own food source (self-feeder)

Question 5

Main activities a plant must perform

Answer 5

• transport of materials
• seed production
• food storage

Question 6

why must materials be transfered?

Answer 6

to keep all parts of the plant alive

Question 7

why is seed production important?

Answer 7

to continue the species

Question 8

why is food storage important?

Answer 8

for the start of each new growing season

Question 9

define cellulose

Answer 9

large polysaccharide molecule of glucose units that provides structure and support to the plant

Question 10

how many cell walls do plants have?

Answer 10

2

Question 11

the primary and secondary cells walls are categorized by

Answer 11

permeability and rigidity

Question 12

the dermal tissue system is composed of

Answer 12

• epidermis

- cork or bark

Question 13

define epidermis

Answer 13

single outer layer of cells

Question 14

define cork/bark

Answer 14

several layers of empty cell wall “bricks”

Question 15

the vascular tissue system is composed of

Answer 15

• phloem
• cambium
• xylem

Question 16

function of phloem

Answer 16

carry food solution from leaves

Question 17

function of cambium

Answer 17

production of more cambium, phloem, and xylem cells

Question 18

function of xylem

Answer 18

carry water and minerals up to leaves and other plant parts

Question 19

location of phloem

Answer 19

outside of the stem root or shoot

Question 20

location of xylem

Answer 20

inner side of the cambium layer

Question 21

the ground tissue system is composed of

Answer 21

pith and cortex

Question 22

define pith

Answer 22

the central core of tissue in most plants

Question 23

function of cortex

Answer 23

stores food, water and minerals and replaces or adds to outer covering

Question 24

define angiosperms

Answer 24

flowering plants

Question 25

define monocotyledons

Answer 25

single food storage organ in the seed

Question 26

define dicotyledons

Answer 26

2 food storage organs in the seed

Question 27

examples of monocots include

Answer 27

grasses, grain crops, bulb, corn, rhizome plants

iris plant, onion

Question 28

examples of dicots

Answer 28

most flowering plants, shrubs, trees

strawberry plants, carrots

Question 29

define parenchyma cells

Answer 29

responsible for most metabolic function in plants

thin primary cell wall NO secondary cell wall

Question 30

define collenchyma cells

Answer 30

function in supporting growing parts

thick primary cell wall NO secondary cell wall

Question 31

define sclerenchyma cells

Answer 31

function in supporting the plant

rigid secondary cell walls hardend with lignin

Question 32

define tracheid’s

Answer 32

specialized cells that function to conduct water and provide support

Question 33

vascular bundles consist of the

Answer 33

phloem, xylem, cambium