Plants-stems and roots

In the stem and roots ground tissue does not provide support and protection for the plant

• true

• false

• don't know

• don't care

This property of water that allows fluids to travel through narrow structures, such as the xylem and phloem is_____which allows capillary action to occur

• polarity

• a covalent bond

• cohesion/adhesion

• a hydrogen bond

This anchors the plant to the ground as well as transport and absorb water and nutrients

• xylem

• phloem

• root

• meristem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

This is long and moves deep into the ground to get water

• flower

• fibrous root

• tap root

• root cap

This spreads out underground

• taproot

• root hairs

• root cap

• fibrous root

This is a small cone of of cells that protects the meristem and rest of the root as it moves into the soil

• fibrous root

• tap root

• root cap

• root hairs

These move between soil particles in order to maximize the surface area when finding water

• taproot

• fibrous root

• root hairs

• root cap

Stems contain ground tissue, dermal tissue, and vascular tissue.

• true

• false

Stems and roots contain this structure that separates the xylem and phloem in a ring formation that can be seen in a cross-section. It also serves to widen the plant stem.

• cambium

• xylem

• phloem

• meristem

Photosynthesis occurs in organs called...

• roots

• stem

• leaves

• branches

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6