Stems, Leaves and Roots

What is taken into the roots from the soil?

• water
• glucose
• carbon dioxide
• oxygen

What fills the spaces between spongy mesophyll cells?

• chlorophyll

• vascular tissue

• cells

• air

This is a modified

• stem

• leaf

• root

• flower

What is the purpose of root hairs?

• To improve the plants structure

• To keep the roots warm

• To increase surface area for water absorption

• To open the stoma

What is the name given to the openings in a leaf?

• Guard Cells

• Stomata

• Epidermis

• Waxy Cuticle

What controls the opening and closing of the stomata?

• Companion Cells

• Lignin Cells

• Guard Cells

• Mesophyll Cells

Which of the following terms refers to the waxy coating on the outside of leaves?

• Cuticle
• Phloem
• Stomata
• Xylem

This is long and moves deep into the ground to get water

• flower

• fibrous root

• tap root

• root cap

This spreads out underground

• taproot

• root hairs

• root cap

• fibrous root

This is a small cone of of cells that protects the meristem and rest of the root as it moves into the soil

• fibrous root

• tap root

• root cap

• root hairs