Apologia Biology Module 14 Kingdom Plantae

Choose the all the differences that apply between monocots and dicots.

• parallel veins vs. netted veins

• two seed leaves vs. one seed leaf

• one fruit vs. many fruit

• ringed vascular bundles vs. scattered vascular bundles

True or false, the four basic regions of a root are, root cap, maturation region, elongation region, and apical meristem.

• true

• false

When you eat a potato you are eating the root of the plant, true of false?

• False, you are eating a modified stem.

• True, it is under ground, you are eating a root.

What are the two types of root systems?

• Tap and fibrous

• parallel and netted

• xylem and phloem

Netted venation can be divided into two main categories, true or false?

• True, pinnate and palmate.

• False there are many types of dicot plant leaf venation

If a leaf isn't green, does it mean that there is no chlorophyll in it?

• Yes, no green, no chlorophyll

• No, the green color may be masked by other colors.

If a leaf has no abscission layer, what color will the leaf be in the winter?

• can't say

• green

• burgundy

• it won't have a color, it will have died and dropped off

Which plant tissue carries nutrients and water up toward the top of the plant?

• Xylem

• Phloem

Which type of tissue carries sugar and organic substances throughout the plant?

• Xylem

• Phloem

A carrot is the root of the plant. Which type of organ is it?

• Vegetative

• Reproductive