In woody plants the cork cambium produces new tissues that increase the girth of the stem. When this
happens the epidermis is sloughed off and replaced by the __________________ - Answers periderm
What is the function of phloem in plants - Answers food conduction
all components of phloem - Answers sieve-tube members, companion cells
What is the main function of xylem in plants - Answers to transport water and minerals throughout the
plant
The outermost cell layer of young plant organs is known as the _____________ - Answers epidermis
What are two types of conducting vascular tissue - Answers xylem, phloem
secretory cells or tissues in plants are usually derived from - Answers parenchyma cells
the epidermis of aboveground plant parts form outgrowths consisting of one or several cells. These hairs
are usually referred to as ____________ - Answers trichomes
The most common tissue type in plants is _______________ - Answers parenchyma
What are characteristics of vessel elements - Answers Pairs of vessel elements can be separated by a
perforation plate
The cell walls of vessel elements are often open at each end
In conifers and ferns, sieve cells have ___________ cells, which are the equivalent to companion cells -
Answers albuminous
____________ is NOT a substance secreted by a plant's secretory cells or tissues - Answers Lignin
What is true of a cuticle - Answers It determines how much water is lost through evaporation
It is exceptionally resistant to pathogens including bacteria and viruses
Companion cells carry out metabolic functions needed to maintain - Answers sieve-tube members
Plants can increase the absorptive surface area of their roots by making root hairs. The root hairs are
tubular extensions of ________ - Answers epidermal cells
Plants leaves have numerous openings called ____________, bordered by pairs of specialized cells
known as __________ cells. Plants exchange gases through those openings - Answers stomata
, guard
Tracheids can sometimes form bordered pits, through which water flow between individual tracheid
cells can be regulated . Bordered pits are composed of a pit __________ and a thickened region called a
____________ - Answers membrane
tube
The cytoplasm of adjacent sieve tube members extend from cell to cell through regions filled with small
pores called - Answers sieve plates
The following exhibit a multilayered epidermis - Answers Velamen roots of orchids
leaves of members of the Piperaceae
Leaves of some tropical figs
Some plants secrete protective or other substances through modified epidermal cells known as -
Answers glands
The characteristics of tracheids are - Answers They have thick secondary cell walls
They are tapered at each end
They are dead at maturity
The main conductive cells in phloem are the cylindrical _____________ members. Closely associated
with them are the narrow, more tapered ____________ cells - Answers sieve tube
companion
What is the function of callose when a cell is injured by an insect such as an aphid - Answers It plugs the
nearest sieve plate, preventing leaking of fluid from the sieve tube
Features of cork cells - Answers Dead at maturity