B002 Botany Midterm

Which type of plant tissue covers the outer surface of the plant and acts as a protective layer?

• Dermal
• Vascular
• Ground
• Connective

What type of vascular tissue is responsible for transporting the sugars made in photosynthesis from the leaves to the roots?

• Cuticle
• Phloem
• Stomata
• Xylem

What type of vascular tissue is responsible for transporting water from the roots to the leaves?

• Cuticle
• Phloem
• Stomata
• Xylem

Xylem and phloem are examples of what tissue type?

• Vascular tissue
• Root tissue
• Dermal tissue
• Ground tissue

Has its vascular tissue in bundles scattered throughout a stem cross section or sometimes with bundles forming a ring

• Dicots

• Monocots

• Woody trunks

• Ferns

Has vascular tissue concentrated in bundles in the center of the stem or root cross section

• Dicots

• Monocots

• Ferns

• Corn

How old is this tree?

• 14

• 19

• 17

• 16

How old was this tree when it was cut down?

• 12

• 11

• 10

• 13

When pruning a shrub, you should always

• Carefully clip just above the buds

• Clip just beneath the buds

• Clip diagonally so you cut the bud in half

• Clip your fingernails instead

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil