General Bio II Ch. 23 Test in Text
Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The plant structure that is responsible for support of the plant body and for
carrying nutrients between different parts of the plant is the
a. | root | c. | leaf | b. | stem | d. | flower |
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Which type of plant tissue would be found ONLY in the circled areas of the plant
shown below?
a. | meristematic tissue | c. | dermal tissue | b. | vascular tissue | d. | ground tissue |
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Phloem functions primarily in
a. | transport of water | b. | growth of the root | c. | transport of
products of photosynthesis | d. | increasing stem
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Tracheids and vessel elements make up
a. | phloem | c. | xylem | b. | trichomes | d. | meristem |
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The waterproof strip that surrounds cells of the endodermis is the
a. | vascular cambium | c. | Casparian strip | b. | vascular cylinder | d. | cortex |
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Increases in the thickness of stems over time result from the production of
vascular tissue by the
a. | vascular cambium | c. | apical meristem | b. | cork cambium | d. | ground tissue |
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Within a leaf, there are many air spaces between the cells of the
a. | palisade layer | c. | meristem | b. | spongy mesophyll | d. | cuticle |
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Stomata open and close in response to pressure within
a. | root cells | c. | guard cells | b. | cell walls | d. | xylem |
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The tissue that conducts the products of photosynthesis through a plant’s
stem is
a. | xylem | c. | mesophyll | b. | phloem | d. | ground tissue |
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The rise of water in a tall plant depends on root pressure and
a. | osmosis | c. | capillary action | b. | evaporation | d. | transpiration
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