Plant Tissues Review

Which part of a plant absorbs nutrients from the soil?

• root

• stem

• leaf

• cell wall

What is the part of a root which is made up of xylem and phloem tissues?

• vascular cylinder

• root hairs

• root cap

• meristem

What part of a root are tiny projections which absorb water?

• roothairs

• vascular cylinder

• root cap

• meristem

What part of a root covers the tip to protect it as it grows?

• root cap

• roothairs

• vascular cylinder

• meristem

What part of a root makes up the new growth?

• meristem

• root cap

• roothairs

• vascular cylinder

Which type of root is made up of systems of fibers that are mostly the same?

• fibrous root

• taproot

• roothairs

• meristem

Which type of plant stem is soft?

• herbaceous

• woody

• taproot

• fibrous root

Which type of plant growth leads to width?

• secondary growth

• primary growth

• herbaceous

• meristem

How is water moved up a plant?

• cohesion-tension

• dermal tissue

• absorption

• transpiration

What is the movement of water out of a plant called?

• transpiration

• cohesion-tension

• absorption

• pressue-flow model