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1.2 Meristems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of stem cells in plants?
a)
Meristems
b)
Mitosis
c)
Meiosis
d)
DNA
2.

Why do plant cells need mitosis?

a)

Cell growth

b)

To replace damaged cells

c)

Both reasons

d)

Neither

3.

Before a plant cell can divide, what must happen?

a)

Nothing, it is always ready to divide

b)

The number of chromosomes must be cut in half

c)

The number of chromosomes must double

d)

The number of chromosomes must triple.

4.
What is the name of an unspecialised cell that can divide and develop into specialised cells?
a)
Meristem
b)
Meiosis
c)
Mitosis
d)
Stem cell
5.

Apical meristems can be found in

a)

The leaves

b)

The tips of the shoots and roots

c)

The xylem cells

d)

The epidermal cells

6.

Which of the following not the characteristics of permanent tissues?

a)

Mature tissues that are undergoing differentiation

b)

Matured tissues which are already differentiated

c)

Tissues that are actively dividing to produce new cells for growth

d)

Tissues that are categorised into epidermal tissue, ground tissue and vascular tissue

7.
A region of plant cells that are capable of dividing and developing into specialized plant tissues.
a)
Phloem
b)
Stomata
c)
Tropism
d)
Meristems
8.

Primary growth is the result of growth of cells made by the ..

a)

cork cambium.

b)

vascular cambium.

c)

primary xylem.

d)

apical meristems.

9.
What is meristematic tissue AND where is it found?
a)
undifferentiated tissue; throughout entire plant.
b)
undifferentiated tissue; in apical and lateral meristems.
c)
differentiated tissue, throughout plant
d)
differentiated tissue; in apical and lateral meristems
10.
Which tissue allows plants to develop wider stems and roots?
a)
phloem
b)
xylem
c)
Lateral meristems
d)
apical meristems