Name the stain used to view vascular tissue in Core Practical 6

• Iodine

• Methylene blue

• Toluidine blue

• Gram stain

Name the tissue identified here.

• phloem

• xylem

• cambium

• collenchyma

Which statement best describes the function of xylem vessels?

• Transport of water within the plant

• Transport of water and mineral ions from the roots to the leaves

• Support for the plant

• Transport of mineral ions

Name the lignified tissue seen here on the outer side of a vascular bundle

• sclerenchyma

• xylem

• parenchyma

• phloem

How are cellulose microfibrils held together in a cell wall?

• hydrogen bonds

• calcium pectate

• hemicellulose and pectins

• glycoproteins

In a cellulose molecule, which type of bonds joins glucose monomers?

• α 1, 4, glycosidic bonds

• α 1, 6, glycosidic bonds

• β peptide bonds

• β 1, 4, glycosidic bonds

Which of the following molecules provide a useful store of glucose? Tick every box that applies.

• amylose

• glycogen

• cellulose

• amylopectin

Identify the organelle shown here

• chloroplast

• mitochondrion

• endoplasmic reticulum

• golgi apparatus

Which statement best describes the function of phloem tissue?

• transports the products of photosynthesis

• transports sucrose from sources to sinks

• transport sugars around the plant

• Transports water and minerals

Which features would you find in phloem tissue? Tick all that apply.

• companion cells

• sieve tube elements with little cytoplasm

• dead cells with no cytoplasm

• cell walls strengthened with lignin