Structure and Function - Questions with Correct
Answers (Verified Update)
19 questions with answers
Topic: Structure and Function
1. Leaf
Answer: Plants identified by shape & arrangement. Where Photosynthesis takes place.
Stoma on leave respire ( exchange gases ). Absorb chemicals into plant ( foliar app . )
2. Stem
Answer: Responsible for Size and Structure of plant. Transports water , Minerals, and
manufactured sugars through plant. Xylem transports water and minerals up to leaves.
Phloem moves sugars down to roots. Cambium is protective layer
3. Xylem (stem)
Answer: transports water and minerals up to leaves
4. Phloem (stem)
Answer: moves sugars down to roots
5. Cambium (stem)
Answer: protective layer
6. Woody (Stem Type)
Answer: Usually perennial like trees and shrubs
7. Herbaceous (stem type)
Answer: Succulent and re-grow every year (annual)
8. Bulbs (stem type)
Answer: Shortened stems like onions and tulips
9. Corms (stem type)
Answer: Short fleshy stems that can be divided
10. Rhizomes (stem type)
Answer: Stems that run horizontally just below the ground like many turf grasses
11. Stolon (stem type)
Answer: Same as Rhizome but lies on ground and called runners like strawberries
12. Tubers (stem type)
Answer: Specialized stem that serve as storage of carbohydrates like potatoes
13. Root
Answer: Absorb water and nutrients from the soil. Anchor the plant and hold it upright.
Stores nutrients.
14. Fibrous roots
Answer: have many small root hairslike wheat , corn and barley
15. Tap roots
Answer: Primary long roots with small root hairs extending alfalfa and safflower
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Answers (Verified Update)
19 questions with answers
Topic: Structure and Function
1. Leaf
Answer: Plants identified by shape & arrangement. Where Photosynthesis takes place.
Stoma on leave respire ( exchange gases ). Absorb chemicals into plant ( foliar app . )
2. Stem
Answer: Responsible for Size and Structure of plant. Transports water , Minerals, and
manufactured sugars through plant. Xylem transports water and minerals up to leaves.
Phloem moves sugars down to roots. Cambium is protective layer
3. Xylem (stem)
Answer: transports water and minerals up to leaves
4. Phloem (stem)
Answer: moves sugars down to roots
5. Cambium (stem)
Answer: protective layer
6. Woody (Stem Type)
Answer: Usually perennial like trees and shrubs
7. Herbaceous (stem type)
Answer: Succulent and re-grow every year (annual)
8. Bulbs (stem type)
Answer: Shortened stems like onions and tulips
9. Corms (stem type)
Answer: Short fleshy stems that can be divided
10. Rhizomes (stem type)
Answer: Stems that run horizontally just below the ground like many turf grasses
11. Stolon (stem type)
Answer: Same as Rhizome but lies on ground and called runners like strawberries
12. Tubers (stem type)
Answer: Specialized stem that serve as storage of carbohydrates like potatoes
13. Root
Answer: Absorb water and nutrients from the soil. Anchor the plant and hold it upright.
Stores nutrients.
14. Fibrous roots
Answer: have many small root hairslike wheat , corn and barley
15. Tap roots
Answer: Primary long roots with small root hairs extending alfalfa and safflower
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