WorksheetsThe root and the stem: Main functions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which of the following functions of the root DOES NOT BELONG to the group?
Storage of food and minerals
Symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Anchorage
Site of food production
Which of the following is a hormone that stimulates stem growth?
Giberellins
Carbonic acid
Estrogen
Endodermis
Which of the following is the outermost layer of the vascular cylinder consists of cells that has the capacity to divide and form secondary roots?
Epidermis
Vascular tissue
Vascular cylinder
Pericycle
Which of the following longitudinal section covers and protects the root tip?
Zone of cell division
Zone of maturation
Root cap
Zone of elongation
Which of the following root systems is where primary root dies and a large number of slender secondary roots arise from the base of the stem?
Taproot system
Fibrous root system
Grass root system
Carrot root system
Which of the following longitudinal section where cells become mature and fully differentiated?
Zone of cell division
Zone of elongation
Zone of maturation
Root cap
Which of the following cross section forms a boundary between the cortex and the vascular cylinder?
Vascular cylinder
Epidermis
Endodermis
Cortex
Which of the following cross section is a large, composed of irregularly shaped parenchyma cells which functions as a food storage?
Endodermis
Cortex
Epidermis
Vascular cylinder
Which of the following root systems has a large primary root and smaller lateral roots?
Taproot system
Fibrous root system
Vascular root system
Root cap
Which of the following longitudinal section can newly formed cells be found as they are added to root cap below and on the zone of elongation?
Endodermis
Zone of cell division
Zone fo elongation
Zone of maturation
