Year 6 Quiz 2 about Plant System: Transport System Roots, Stem

The tubes transporting mineral water upward are called:

• Xylem

• Pith

• Cortex

The transport tubes for food coming down the plant are called:

• epidermis

• xylem

• phloem

The storage region of the root is the:

• epidermis

• phloem

• cortex

Roots of plants are important because they _____.

• hold plants securely in the soil

• carry water and minerals from the soil to the plant

• help store the plant's food

• protect plants from pests

The outside layer (skin) of a root which contains hairs is the .......

• spongy layer

• waxy layer

• epidermis

Water and minerals move to the center of the root by:

• transport through the root hairs

• gravity through the phloem

• flowing through the xylem

• movement from cell to cell

The purpose of the vascular cylinder is to:

• provide stiffness to the plant

• provide food for the plant

• store food and water

• transport water and minerals to the plant

The function of the root cortex is to:

• transport water and minerals

• store food and water

• make plant food

• provide stiffness to the plant

The ........ is the waxy layer on the epidermis.

• stomata

• cuticle

• palisade

.............. is a tiny opening on the underside of a leaf.

• Stomata

• Cuticle

• Palisade