Plant form & function 1

Irreversible increase in mass or volume associated with the development of an organism is (a)  

Which of the following is/are true regarding meristematic tissues?

• Absence of secondary cell wall

• Has a thin cytoplasm

• Ability to be dormant

• Isodiametric

A lateral meristem that contributes to the outer bark of the tree

(a)  

a lateral meristem that produces secondary vascular tissue

(a)  

Apical meristems typically give rise first to

• Vascular cambium

• Primary meristem

• Ground meristem

• Protoderm

• Procambium

Identify the structure in gray

(a)  

What does this diagram show

• Primary structure of a dicot shoot

• Primary structure of a dicot root

• Primary structure of a monocot root

• Primary structure of a monocot shoot

Increase in the diameter of stems and roots in plants due to the new cells produced

by lateral meristems is called (a)  

Select the false statements regarding secondary growth in plants

• Occurs by the activity of intercalary meristems

• Results in the increase in circumference

• Occurs only in herbaceous plants

• Cork cambium is activated

• Occurs in all parts of the plant

Acellular outgrowths of epidermal cells in specific plant cells

• Root hairs

• Trichomes

• Spines