Stems

Select ALL functions of the stem.

• Transports materials between roots and leaves.

• Supports the plant.

• Produces pollen.

• Some plants store food in it.

• Helps prevent landslides.

This is a(n) ________________________ stem.

• green

• woody

• herby

• herbaceous

This is a(n) ________________________ stem.

• green

• woody

• herby

• herbaceous

Select ALL correct pairings of stem types and their characteristics.

• herbaceous >>> thin, soft, flexible

• herbaceous >>> thick, hard, rigid

• woody >>> thin, soft, flexible

• woody >>> thick, hard, rigid

Which among the statements is/are INCORRECT?

• only

• only

• , 3, 4

• , 3, 4

• and 4 only

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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What is the function of a plant's stem?

• support the plant's body

• provides food

• carries nutrients throughout the plant

Select ALL plants that have herbaceous stem.

• Grass

• Dandelion

• Rose

• Tulip

• Pine

Select ALL plants that have woody stem.

• Cherry

• Dandelion

• Rose

• Tulip

• Pine

Tube-shaped cells inside of a stem, which carry food down from the leaves

• leaf scar

• Stolon

• bulb

• phloem

• apical meristem

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Cells on the inside of a stem that carry water and minerals up from the root

• Xylem

• cambium

• rhizome

• lateral bud

• corm