Xylem and phloem Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

ARBORIST CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE/ EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ Meristem - -Sites of rapid cell division in the shoot tips, root tips, and cambium. Apical meristem - -Meristems located at the end of the shoot are called primary, or _________ meristems Scales - -Buds are covered by _____________ that leave permanent scars on the twig when the buds break dormancy. These scars can be useful in tree ID. Apical dominance - -The tendency for terminal buds to inhibit the growth...

WSU Biology 106 Final Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS Three basic plant organs - ANSWER- roots, stems, leaves roots - ANSWER- Absorbs water and minerals from the ground. Anchors plant in ground. Stems - ANSWER- Carry substances between roots and leaves; provide support for plant; holds leaves up to sunlight leaves - ANSWER- The main photosynthetic organs of vascular plants. Nodes - ANSWER- the points at which leaves are attached internodes - ANSWER- the stem segments bet...

Four major adaptations of evolution of plants correct answer: -evolution of vascular tissue -diversification of vascular plants about 400 MYA with spore production as a means of reproduction -origin of seed producing plants 360 MYA -evolution of flowering plants 130 MYA Plants are.. correct answer: -multicellular -eukaryotic -autotrophic -almost 300,000 species -evolved from green algae Bryophytes are correct answer: mosses, simplest plants, nonvascular; often include liverwort a...

WSU Biology 106 Exam Questions AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS Which of the follow statements concerning the is NOT correct? a) in the most-recent 550 million years Earth has experienced five mass-extinction events b) approximately 250 million years ago all of the continents were coalesced in a single, giant, super continent c) the first living organisms were Prokaryotes d) oxygen started accumulating in Earth's atmosphere with the invasion of land by plants approximately 400 million ye...

UBC BIO 210 Exam Questions with Correct Answers What defines vascular plants? - Answer-1. Sporophyte is dominant, independent and branched. 2. Contain xylem (lignin) and phloem. What kind of branching do lycophytes have? - Answer-Dichotomous. What is dichotomous branching? - Answer-When the meristem divides in two. Are lycophytes microphyllous or megaphyllous? - Answer-Microphyllous. What is microphyll? - Answer-A plant leaf with one single, unbranched vein. Are leaf traces p...

WSU Biology 106 Final Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS Three basic plant organs - ANSWER- roots, stems, leaves roots - ANSWER- Absorbs water and minerals from the ground. Anchors plant in ground. Stems - ANSWER- Carry substances between roots and leaves; provide support for plant; holds leaves up to sunlight leaves - ANSWER- The main photosynthetic organs of vascular plants. Nodes - ANSWER- the points at which leaves are attached internodes - ANSWER- the stem segments bet...

Plants Architecture - ANSWER-Plant needs i. collection & conversion of solar energy -> leaves ii. positioning & support of leaves -> stems iii. anchorage & absorption -> roots iv. transport -> vascular system Leaf Structure - ANSWER-Epidermis, Mesophyll, and Vein (Vascular Bundle) Epidermis contains what? - ANSWER-- Cuticle - Guard cells with Stomata Epidermis - ANSWER-outermost cell layer of a plant body cutin: (wax) excreted by epidermis Cuticle - ANSWER-Waxy wat...

Brooks Biodiversity Unit 3 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Plants Architecture - Answer- Plant needs i. collection & conversion of solar energy -> leaves ii. positioning & support of leaves -> stems iii. anchorage & absorption -> roots iv. transport -> vascular system Leaf Structure - Answer- Epidermis, Mesophyll, and Vein (Vascular Bundle) Epidermis contains what? - Answer- - Cuticle - Guard cells with Stomata Epidermis - Answer- outermost cell layer of a plant body ...

Independent variable - Value does not depend on another factor Dependent variable - Value depends on another factor Controlled variable - Kept the same throughout the experiment What are the two key tissues that allow plants to transport water or organic nutrients, respectively, over long distances? - Xylem - water and minerals from roots to shoots Phloem - transports sugars from photosynthesis to where they are needed In the root, plants need to take up more CO2 or O2? - More O2 Is the n...

Mycorrhizae correct answersSymbiotic organisms (aka symbionts) with plants that live on their roots, helping the plant gain nutrients Nerve net correct answersA nervous system that moves neural signals in all directions from the stimuli, found in invertebrates like hydra Malpighian tubules correct answersTubes in an insect that help with osmoregulation and excretion; they move waste into the main gut for removal. "Kidneys" of arthropods, they absorb ammonium and convert it into uric acid...