Ch.4 Tissues Test Bank nan

Stern's Introductory Plant Biology, 14e (Bidlack)

Chapter 4 Tissues

1) Which of the following is a meristematic tissue?

A) parenchyma

B) cork cambium

C) xylem

D) collenchyma

E) epidermis

2) Which tissue is derived from the apical meristem?

A) protoderm

B) cork cambium

C) periderm

D) secondary phloem

E) secondary xylem

3) In grasses and related plants, intercalary meristems are found in the vicinity of

A) axillary buds.

B) roots.

C) nodes.

D) cuticles.

E) leaf tips.

4) In which location would an intercalary meristem be found?

A) apical regions

B) base of grass leaves

C) tips of leaves

D) tips of roots

E) shoot tips

5) Primary tissues can be traced to their origin in

A) lateral meristems.

B) vascular cambium.

C) cork cambium.

D) apical meristems.

E) intercalary meristems.

6) Actively dividing cells can be found in

A) meristems.

B) xylem tissue.

C) epidermal tissue.

D) center of stems.

E) phloem tissue.

7) Which of the following is a meristematic tissue?

A) parenchyma

B) periderm

C) cork cambium

D) epidermis

E) collenchyma

8) The primary activity of cells of meristematic tissues is ________.

A) support

B) transport of water

C) photosynthesis

D) cell division

E) defense

9) Lateral meristems, such as ________, produce tissues that increase the girth of a plant.

A) vascular cambium

B) secondary phloem

C) periderm

D) parenchyma

E) collenchyma

10) Primary meristems produce tissues that ________.

A) increase the width of a plant

B) increase the mass of a plant

C) increase the length of a plant

D) lead to the production of bark

E) produce the cork cambium

11) Groups of cells that have a similar structure or common function are called ________.

A) tissues.

B) meristems.

C) differentiated cells.

D) primary meristems.

E) secondary meristems.

12) Which of the following tissues has support as one of its primary functions?

A) phloem

B) vascular cambium

C) parenchyma

D) cork cambium

E) collenchyma

13) Which of the following cells has a relatively thick wall?

A) companion cell

B) parenchyma cell

C) sclereid

D) sieve-tube element

E) vascular cambium cell

14) Parenchyma cells that develop irregular extensions of the cell wall that greatly increase the surface area are called

A) transfer cells.

B) sclereids.

C) aerenchyma.

D) tracheids.

E) lenticels.

15) Which of the following is a type of sclerenchyma cell?

A) companion cell

B) sieve-tube element

C) procambium cell

D) ray cell

E) fiber

16) A tissue composed of thin-walled cells with interconnecting air spaces between them is called

A) collenchyma.

B) chlorenchyma.

C) sclerenchyma.

D) aerenchyma.

E) secretory tissue.

17) Lignin is found primarily in

A) parenchyma.

B) sclerenchyma.

C) collenchyma.

D) aerenchyma.

E) chlorenchyma.

18) The tiny cavity at the center of fiber and stone cells is called a

A) vacuole.

B) air space.

C) lumen.

D) food pocket.

E) water-storage area.

19) What is the function of collenchyma tissue?

A) metabolism

B) conduction of food

C) provide strength to growing organs

D) prevent water loss

E) photosynthesis

20) You would expect to find collenchyma cells in the

A) center of the root.

B) in herbaceous stems, just underneath the epidermis.

C) apical meristem.

D) in xylem tissue of woody trees

E) Both apical meristem and xylem of woody plants are correct.

21) A cell type that has thin primary cell walls, a large vacuole, and is living at maturity is a

A) sclereid.

B) parenchyma cell.

C) tracheid.

D) fiber.

E) vessel.

22) Which cell type has a thick and lignified cell wall?

A) parenchyma

B) sieve tube member

C) collenchyma

D) sclereid

E) trichome

23) Which is a type of sclerenchyma cell?

A) tracheid

B) guard cell

C) collenchyma

D) sieve tube

E) sclereid

24) Simple tissues such as ________ are composed of a single type of cell.

A) secretory tissues

B) phloem

C) epidermis

D) cork

E) parenchyma

25) Which of the following tissues has sugar conduction as a primary function?

A) epidermis

B) parenchyma

C) sclerenchyma

D) collenchyma

E) phloem

26) In woody dicots, the periderm eventually replaces

A) xylem.

B) phloem.

C) epidermis.

D) parenchyma

E) lenticels

27) Guard cells differ from other epidermal cells in having

A) uniformly thickened walls.

B) no nucleus.

C) chloroplasts.

D) surface hairs.

E) large pores in the walls.

28) Fiber cells are commonly found in

A) collenchyma.

B) parenchyma.

C) epidermis.

D) xylem.

E) periderm.

29) A primary function of tracheids is

A) food storage.

B) food conduction.

C) water conduction.

D) water storage.

E) secretion of latex.

30) The porous cell wall regions of food-conducting cells are called

A) ray initials.

B) pits.

C) albuminous cells.

D) sieve plates.

E) sieve tubes.

31) What cell type is NOT found in the xylem of flowering plants?

A) vessel elements

B) ray cells

C) fibers

D) companion cells

E) tracheids

32) Rays function primarily in

A) vertical transport.

B) water storage.

C) food manufacture.

D) waste storage.

E) lateral transport.

33) Conducting cells that are open at either end include

A) sieve cells.

B) vessel elements.

C) parenchyma cells.

D) fibers.

E) stone cells.

34) The tissue in which lenticels are formed is

A) periderm.

B) chlorenchyma.

C) epidermis.

D) cork cambium.

E) collenchyma.

35) The fatty substance in the walls of cork cells is

A) cutin.

B) latex.

C) suberin.

D) pectin.

E) cellulose.

36) Which of the following may be secreted by secretory cells?

A) nectar

B) oils

C) mucilage

D) resins

E) All of these answers are correct.

37) Which is a type of epidermal cell?

A) guard cell

B) collenchyma

C) trichome

D) cork cell

E) both guard cell and trichome are correct

38) Underground epidermal cells may have the exterior cell wall extended into a long, thin thread-like structure called ________.

A) a glandular hair

B) a secretory cell

C) a root hair

D) lenticels

E) cuticle

39) In forming the sieve tube, one sieve tube element is connected to another sieve tube element by

A) pits.

B) stomata

C) sieve pores.

D) perforations

E) bordered pits

40) Vessels (or vessel members) are different from tracheids because

A) vessels conduct sugars, tracheids conduct water.

B) vessels are living cells, tracheids are dead cells.

C) vessels have perforated end walls, tracheids do not.

D) vessels have smooth walls, tracheids have perforated end walls.

E) vessels conduct water, tracheids conduct sugars.

41) The function of companion cells is:

A) to conduct food from one part of the plant to another.

B) to aid the associated sieve tube members with its cellular activities.

C) to conduct water and minerals from one part of the plant to another.

D) to conduct food laterally.

E) to do all of the functions listed.

42) In most cone-producing trees (such as pines), tracheids and albuminous cells function like the ________ and ________ of flowering plants.

A) vessel elements; companion cells

B) sieve tube members; rays

C) companion cells; vessel elements

D) ray initials; vessel elements

E) sieve tube members; vessel elements

43) Wood (woody tissues) are produced by ________.

A) cork cambium

B) vascular cambium

C) procambium

D) apical meristems

E) callus tissue

44) Leaves and primary stems interface with the environment through the ________ tissue.

A) vascular

B) parenchyma

C) secretory tissues

D) epidermal tissues

E) aerenchyma tissue

45) The vascular cambium produces tissues that increase the girth of a plant.

46) Periderm is another name for epidermis.

47) Chlorenchyma tissue is composed primarily of collenchyma cells.

48) The different primary meristems produce cells which will develop and mature into different tissues.

49) Stone cells and fibers have relatively thick walls.

50) The primary function of sieve tubes is conduction of sugar.

51) Sieve-tube elements have pairs of pits in their end walls.

52) Based on the structures of  tracheids and vessels, you would expect water transport to be faster in tracheids than in vessels.

The vessel elements of xylem have adjacent companion cells that aid in the conduction of water.

53) Latex and resin are examples of substances conducted by the phloem.

54) Some epidermal cells may be modified as glands.

55) Secretory cells release substances that have been produced in the protoplasm.

56) In woody plants most of the vascular tissues are produced by the cork cambium.

57) Companion cells are found adjacent to vessel elements.

58) Albuminous cells function in the same manner as companion cells.

59) The porous regions of sieve-tube elements are called sieve plates.

60) Nectar is an example of a substance transported in the xylem tissue.

61) The cuticle is located on the inside of epidermal cell walls.

62) The epidermis is a complex tissue because the epidermis has different functions in the root and leaves.