SBI 3U – Plants Question and answers
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Vascular - correct answer Having a system for moving materials around a
multi-cellular organism.
Meristematic tissue - correct answer Tissue consisting of dividing
undifferentiated cells found in areas of the plant where growth can take place.
Cotyledon - correct answer A structure in the seeds of flowering plants that
stores nutrients. "seed leaves"
Monocot - correct answer Angiosperm with one cotyledon in seeds, flower
parts in multiples of three, vascular bundles are scattered in the stem...
Dicot - correct answer angiosperm with two cotyledons inside its seed, flower
parts in multiples of four or five, and vascular bundles in a ring in stem...
Stomata - correct answer Pores on the epidermis of leaf that allow for gas
exchange
Guard Cells - correct answer Control the opening & closing of stomata.
Chloroplast - correct answer An organelle found in large numbers in many
plant cells, especially the mesophyll
Petiole - correct answer The stalk that attaches the leaf blade to the plant
stem
, Venation - correct answer The arrangement of veins within a leaf
Palisade mesophyll - correct answer The layer of elongated photosynthetic
cells arranged in columns under the upper epidermis of a leaf
Spongy mesophyll - correct answer Layer of loosely packed photosynthetic
cells with large air spaces between them above the lower epidermis of a leaf
Herbaceous - correct answer Green stem that does not contain wood or bark,
can carry out photosynthesis
Woody - correct answer Stems that contain wood, have bark and do not carry
out photosynthesis
Vascular bundle - correct answer The arrangement of vascular tissue that
consists of xylem and phloem
Vascular cambium - correct answer The meristematic cell layer in vascular
tissue
Taproot System - correct answer Root system composed of a large, thick
root.
Lateral Root - correct answer Smaller root that branches from a larger root
Root Hairs - correct answer A microscopic extension of epidermal cells of the
root.
verified to pass 2025
Vascular - correct answer Having a system for moving materials around a
multi-cellular organism.
Meristematic tissue - correct answer Tissue consisting of dividing
undifferentiated cells found in areas of the plant where growth can take place.
Cotyledon - correct answer A structure in the seeds of flowering plants that
stores nutrients. "seed leaves"
Monocot - correct answer Angiosperm with one cotyledon in seeds, flower
parts in multiples of three, vascular bundles are scattered in the stem...
Dicot - correct answer angiosperm with two cotyledons inside its seed, flower
parts in multiples of four or five, and vascular bundles in a ring in stem...
Stomata - correct answer Pores on the epidermis of leaf that allow for gas
exchange
Guard Cells - correct answer Control the opening & closing of stomata.
Chloroplast - correct answer An organelle found in large numbers in many
plant cells, especially the mesophyll
Petiole - correct answer The stalk that attaches the leaf blade to the plant
stem
, Venation - correct answer The arrangement of veins within a leaf
Palisade mesophyll - correct answer The layer of elongated photosynthetic
cells arranged in columns under the upper epidermis of a leaf
Spongy mesophyll - correct answer Layer of loosely packed photosynthetic
cells with large air spaces between them above the lower epidermis of a leaf
Herbaceous - correct answer Green stem that does not contain wood or bark,
can carry out photosynthesis
Woody - correct answer Stems that contain wood, have bark and do not carry
out photosynthesis
Vascular bundle - correct answer The arrangement of vascular tissue that
consists of xylem and phloem
Vascular cambium - correct answer The meristematic cell layer in vascular
tissue
Taproot System - correct answer Root system composed of a large, thick
root.
Lateral Root - correct answer Smaller root that branches from a larger root
Root Hairs - correct answer A microscopic extension of epidermal cells of the
root.
