BIO 124 Lab Practical UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
eudicot root - CORRECT ANSWER -
monocot root - CORRECT ANSWER -
eudicot stem - CORRECT ANSWER -
monocot stem - CORRECT ANSWER -
woody eudicot stem - CORRECT ANSWER -
how does the arrangement of vascular tissue differ between monocot and eudicot roots -
CORRECT ANSWER - eudicot: xylem & phloem are in the center
monocot: parenchyma is in the center and xylem & phloem surround the parenchyma
compare the overall structure of a monocot and eudicot roots - CORRECT ANSWER -
monocot: root system is usually fibrous, no main root (e.g. grass, onion roots)
eudicot: taproot, main root usually present
is a carrot plant a monocot or eudicot - CORRECT ANSWER - eudicot
describe the difference between location of vascular tissue in woody and herbaceous eudicots -
CORRECT ANSWER - woody: toward the center, multiple rings
herbaceous: form a ring
what type of tissue is wood - CORRECT ANSWER - old xylem
,eudicot leaf - CORRECT ANSWER -
stomata with guard cells - CORRECT ANSWER -
eudicot flower - CORRECT ANSWER -
monocot flower - CORRECT ANSWER -
what is the main function of a plant leaf - CORRECT ANSWER - photosynthesis
what is the function of the stomata and guard cells of the leaf - CORRECT ANSWER -
prevention of water loss
differences in wind and animal dispersion - CORRECT ANSWER - wind: more pollen
produced
animal: less pollen produced
what are the benefits and disadvantages of reproductive strategies - CORRECT
ANSWER - wind: small, not as visible
flowers: attract insects specific to specific flowers, no variation
eudicot seed - CORRECT ANSWER -
monocot seed - CORRECT ANSWER -
simple fruit - CORRECT ANSWER - develops from single carpel of one flower
pea, lemon, peanut
, aggregate fruit - CORRECT ANSWER - develops from many separate carpels of one
flower
raspberry, strawberry, blackberry
multiple fruit - CORRECT ANSWER - develops from many carpels of many flowers that
form an inflorescence
pineapple, fig
accessory fruit - CORRECT ANSWER - develops from tissues other than ovary
apple
how does location of the stored starch and nutrients for the embryo differ between corn and bean
seeds - CORRECT ANSWER - corn: starch is in the endosperm
bean: starch is in the cotyledon
what is a fruit - CORRECT ANSWER - mature ovary of a flower
what is a seed - CORRECT ANSWER - mature ovule
what functions may a fruit serve in relation to plant reproduction and dispersal - CORRECT
ANSWER - protects seed, dispersal so seeds can germinate
what is the function of phloem - CORRECT ANSWER - transport sugar
rhizobium and mycorrhizae have symbiotic relationships with what plant structure - CORRECT
ANSWER - roots
what reproductive structure of the flower produces pollen - CORRECT ANSWER - anther
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
eudicot root - CORRECT ANSWER -
monocot root - CORRECT ANSWER -
eudicot stem - CORRECT ANSWER -
monocot stem - CORRECT ANSWER -
woody eudicot stem - CORRECT ANSWER -
how does the arrangement of vascular tissue differ between monocot and eudicot roots -
CORRECT ANSWER - eudicot: xylem & phloem are in the center
monocot: parenchyma is in the center and xylem & phloem surround the parenchyma
compare the overall structure of a monocot and eudicot roots - CORRECT ANSWER -
monocot: root system is usually fibrous, no main root (e.g. grass, onion roots)
eudicot: taproot, main root usually present
is a carrot plant a monocot or eudicot - CORRECT ANSWER - eudicot
describe the difference between location of vascular tissue in woody and herbaceous eudicots -
CORRECT ANSWER - woody: toward the center, multiple rings
herbaceous: form a ring
what type of tissue is wood - CORRECT ANSWER - old xylem
,eudicot leaf - CORRECT ANSWER -
stomata with guard cells - CORRECT ANSWER -
eudicot flower - CORRECT ANSWER -
monocot flower - CORRECT ANSWER -
what is the main function of a plant leaf - CORRECT ANSWER - photosynthesis
what is the function of the stomata and guard cells of the leaf - CORRECT ANSWER -
prevention of water loss
differences in wind and animal dispersion - CORRECT ANSWER - wind: more pollen
produced
animal: less pollen produced
what are the benefits and disadvantages of reproductive strategies - CORRECT
ANSWER - wind: small, not as visible
flowers: attract insects specific to specific flowers, no variation
eudicot seed - CORRECT ANSWER -
monocot seed - CORRECT ANSWER -
simple fruit - CORRECT ANSWER - develops from single carpel of one flower
pea, lemon, peanut
, aggregate fruit - CORRECT ANSWER - develops from many separate carpels of one
flower
raspberry, strawberry, blackberry
multiple fruit - CORRECT ANSWER - develops from many carpels of many flowers that
form an inflorescence
pineapple, fig
accessory fruit - CORRECT ANSWER - develops from tissues other than ovary
apple
how does location of the stored starch and nutrients for the embryo differ between corn and bean
seeds - CORRECT ANSWER - corn: starch is in the endosperm
bean: starch is in the cotyledon
what is a fruit - CORRECT ANSWER - mature ovary of a flower
what is a seed - CORRECT ANSWER - mature ovule
what functions may a fruit serve in relation to plant reproduction and dispersal - CORRECT
ANSWER - protects seed, dispersal so seeds can germinate
what is the function of phloem - CORRECT ANSWER - transport sugar
rhizobium and mycorrhizae have symbiotic relationships with what plant structure - CORRECT
ANSWER - roots
what reproductive structure of the flower produces pollen - CORRECT ANSWER - anther
