Multiple Choice
Artichoke hearts are tender and have a strong taste. The leaves have a strong taste, too, but most of an artichoke leaf is fibrous and too difficult to chew. The leaves must contain lots of __________.
33. Plant Anatomy
Tissues
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Tissues
- Multiple ChoiceThe plant tissue system most analogous to our circulatory system is the __________.
- Multiple ChoiceGround tissue is composed of undifferentiated cells with thin walls that are usually involved with storage. The inner portion of the ground tissue of a nonwoody stem is called __________, and the outer portion is called __________.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following cells are dead at functional maturity?
- Multiple ChoiceCollenchyma cells can be identified by __________.
- Multiple ChoiceMost of the photosynthesis in plants takes place in specialized __________ cells called the __________.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following correctly describes a feature unique to monocot stems?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is closest to the center of a woody stem?
- Multiple ChoiceWood is composed primarily of __________.
- Multiple ChoiceIn what order would you pass through tissues when moving from the pith to the epidermis in a plant possessing secondary vascular tissue?
- Multiple ChoiceGuard cells __________.
- Multiple ChoiceA vandal killed a historic oak tree on the village green by girdling it with a chain saw. He cut through the bark and into the sapwood all the way around the tree. Why did the tree die?
- Open QuestionWhat is a sieve-tube element?a. the sugar-conducting cell found in phloemb. the widened, perforation-containing, water-conducting cell found only in angiospermsc. the nutrient- and water-absorbing cell found in root hairsd. the nucleated and organelle-rich support cell found in phloem
- Open QuestionThe innermost layer of the root cortex is thea. core.b. pericycle.c. endodermis.d. pith.
- Open QuestionEvaluate the following statements regarding tracheids and vessel elements. Select True or False for each statement.T/F Both tracheids and vessel elements are specialized for water conduction.T/F Both tracheids and vessel elements have pits.T/F Vessel elements have perforation plates but tracheids do not.T/F Tracheids and vessel elements have to be alive in order to transport water.