Parts of a plant

A branching system of roots are called?

• fibrous

• taproot

• epidermis

• cortex

One main root that stores food is called?

• fibrous

• taproot

• epidermis

• cortex

What is the tissue that is made of tubes that carry water and minerals from the soil upward?

• root cap

• root hairs

• xylem

• phloem

What is the tissue that is made of tubes that carry sugars and other nutrients from the leaves through the stem and down to the root?

• root cap

• root hairs

• xylem

• phloem

Tiny extensions that take in water and minerals are called?

• root cap

• root hairs

• epidermis

• cortex

xylem cells in a woody stem form new growth each year called?

• epidermis

• bark

• stem

• annual rings

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What is photosynthesis?

• the food making process in plants

• the food making process in plants and animals

• the food using process in plants and animals

• the food using process in animals

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Where does photosynthesis take place?

• roots

• flowers

• leaves

• stem

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Where are the gases exchanged in the plant?

• upper epidermis

• xylem

• lower epidermis

• phloem

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What is a waste product of photosynthesis?

• light

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• water

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