Download the App!

Get 24/7 study help with the Numerade app for iOS and Android! Enter your email for an invite.

Sent to:
Search glass icon
  • Login
  • Textbooks
  • Ask our Educators
  • Study Tools
    Study Groups Bootcamps Quizzes AI Tutor iOS Student App Android Student App StudyParty
  • For Educators
    Become an educator Educator app for iPad Our educators
  • For Schools

  • Home
  • Textbooks
  • Biology
  • Flowering Plants: Structure and Organization

Biology

Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht

Chapter 24

Flowering Plants: Structure and Organization - all with Video Answers

Educators

+ 3 more educators

Chapter Questions

01:15

Problem 1

New plant cells originate from the
a. parenchyma.
b. collenchyma.
c. sclerenchyma.
d. base of the shoot.
e. apical meristem.

Aanandi Munshi
Aanandi Munshi
Numerade Educator
03:05

Problem 2

Meristem tissue that gives rise to epidermal tissue is called
a. procambium.
b. ground meristem.
c. epiderm.
d. protoderm.
e. periderm.

Grant Castaneda
Grant Castaneda
Numerade Educator

Problem 3

Which of these cell types is dead at maturity?
a. parenchyma
b. meristem
c. epidermis
d. companion cell
e. sclerenchyma

Check back soon!
01:50

Problem 4

All of the following are vegetative organs except
a. leaves.
b. herbaceous stems.
c. woody stems.
d. seeds.
e. roots.

Grant Castaneda
Grant Castaneda
Numerade Educator
05:48

Problem 5

Which of these is an incorrect contrast between monocots (stated first) and eudicots (stated second)?
a. one cotyledon - two cotyledons
b. leaf veins parallel-net veined
c. pollen with three pores - pollen with one pore
d. flower parts in threes- flower parts in fours or fives
e. All of these are correct contrasts.

Omar Gonzalez
Omar Gonzalez
Numerade Educator
02:41

Problem 6

Roots
a. are the primary site of photosynthesis.
b. give rise to new leaves and flowers.
c. have a thick cuticle to protect the epidermis.
d. absorb water and nutrients.
e. contain spores.

Grant Castaneda
Grant Castaneda
Numerade Educator
02:57

Problem 7

Root hairs are found in the zone of
a. cell division.
b. elongation.
c. maturation.
d. apical meristem.
e. All of these are correct.

CD
Cole Deal
Numerade Educator
03:18

Problem 8

The Casparian strip is found
a. between all epidermal cells.
b. between xylem and phloem cells.
c. surrounding endodermal cells.
d. within the secondary wall of parenchyma cells.
e. in both endodermis and pericycle.

Grant Castaneda
Grant Castaneda
Numerade Educator
02:24

Problem 9

Monocot stems have
a. vascular bundles arranged in a ring.
b. vascular cambium.
c. scattered vascular bundles.
d. a cork cambium.
e. a distinct pith and cortex.

Elizabeth Ryley
Elizabeth Ryley
Numerade Educator
04:16

Problem 10

Between the bark and the wood in a woody stem, there is a
layer of meristem called
a. cork cambium.
b. vascular cambium.
c. apical meristem.
d. the zone of cell division.
e. procambium preceding bark.

Grant Castaneda
Grant Castaneda
Numerade Educator
02:52

Problem 11

Which of these is a stem?
a. carrot
b. stolon of strawberry plants
c. spine of cacti
d. sweet potato
e. pneumatophore

Shivani Beall
Shivani Beall
Numerade Educator
03:39

Problem 12

Which part of a leaf carries on most of the photosynthesis of a
plant?
a. vascular bundle
b. mesophyll
c. epidermal layer
d. guard cells
e. trichomes

Grant Castaneda
Grant Castaneda
Numerade Educator
00:57

Problem 13

How are compound leaves distinguished from simple leaves?
a. Compound leaves do not have axillary buds at the base of leaflets.
b. Compound leaves are smaller than simple leaves.
c. Simple leaves are usually deciduous.
d. Compound leaves are found only on pine trees.
e. Simple leaves are found only in gymnosperms.

Sumana Ramanathan
Sumana Ramanathan
Numerade Educator

Get 24/7 study help with our app

 

Available on iOS and Android

About
  • Our Story
  • Careers
  • Our Educators
  • Numerade Blog
Browse
  • Bootcamps
  • Books
  • Notes & Exams NEW
  • Topics
  • Test Prep
  • Ask Directory
  • Online Tutors
  • Tutors Near Me
Support
  • Help
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Get started