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Stems

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Small openings in the bark that allow gases to enter the twig

a)

bud scales

b)

lenticels

c)

bud scale scars

d)

nodes

2.

The bud at the tip of the twig.

a)

terminal bud

b)

lateral bud

c)

vertical bud

d)

horizontal bud

3.

The area where a leaf is or was attached

(a)  

4.

What do you call the area between two nodes?

(a)  

5.

What is the name of the thick scale like coverings that protect buds?

(a)  

6.

A ring like scar that marks where this year's growth started.

a)

lenticel

b)

bud scale

c)

terminal bud

d)

bud scale scar

7.

Buds that grow on the sides of a stem.

a)

lateral buds

b)

nodal buds

c)

terminal buds

d)

internodal buds

8.

Identify structure A, the location where a leaf scar and a lateral bud can be found.

(a)  

9.

Identify structure B, the space between two lateral buds

(a)  

10.

Identify structure C.

a)

lateral bud

b)

node

c)

terminal bud

d)

bud scale scar

11.

Identify structure D.

a)

lateral bud

b)

node

c)

terminal bud

d)

bud scale scar

12.

Identify structure G.

a)

lateral bud

b)

node

c)

lenticel

d)

leaf scar

13.

Identify structure F.

a)

bud scale

b)

bud scale scar

c)

lenticel

d)

leaf scar

14.

New cork tissue is produced by the (a)   cambium

15.

New xylem and phloem are produced by the (a)   cambium

16.

Growth in length is called

a)

lateral growth

b)

secondary growth

c)

primary growth

d)

vertical growth

17.

The spire like branching found in evergreen trees is caused by strong ___ buds.

a)

terminal

b)

lateral

c)

hormonal

18.

The spreading branching pattern found in oak trees is caused by strong ___ buds.

a)

terminal

b)

lateral

c)

hormonal

19.

The three tissues found in bark are

a)

phloem, vascular cambium, and cork

b)

cork, cortex, and phloem

c)

vascular cambium, phloem, and cortex

d)

cork, phloem, and xylem

20.

Annual rings are composed of __ and are used to tell the __ of a tree.

a)

phloem, age

b)

xylem, size

c)

xylem, age

d)

wood, size

21.

Growth in width is called

a)

lateral growth

b)

secondary growth

c)

primary growth

d)

vertical growth

22.

Secondary growth in woody stems is produced by meristematic tissues called

a)

cortex

b)

vascular bundles

c)

wood

d)

cambiums

23.

The dark inner xylem of a tree trunk that no longer transports sap

a)

corkwood

b)

sapwood

c)

heartwood

d)

darkwood

24.

The light outer xylem of a tree trunk that still transports sap

a)

corkwood

b)

sapwood

c)

heartwood

d)

darkwood

25.

Which characteristics describe a herbaceous stem?

a)

hard, inflexible, exhibits secondary growth, lives multiple growing seasons

b)

green, flexible, no secondary growth

c)

green, flexible, exhibits secondary growth

d)

woody, flexible, exhibits primary and secondary growth

26.

Woody stems are important to man because directly and indirectly we derive our food from these plants.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

In herbaceous stems, xylem and phloem are found in __ bundles.

a)

vascular

b)

lenticel

c)

cambium

d)

cortex

28.

What is the typical arrangement of vascular tissue in a stem?

a)

phloem toward the inside and xylem toward the outside

b)

phloem and xylem are intermingled

c)

phloem toward the outside and xylem toward the inside

29.

Herbaceous stems exhibit secondary growth because they live multiple growing seasons.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The three MAIN layers of a young woody stem are

(check all that are correct)

a)

cork, cambium, pith

b)

bark, xylem, pith

c)

cork, phloem, xylem

d)

bark, wood, pith

31.

Identify tissue #1 of the monocot cross section.

a)

cortex

b)

vascular bundle

c)

rind

d)

pith

32.

Identify tissue #2 of the monocot cross section.

a)

cortex

b)

vascular bundle

c)

rind

d)

epidermis

33.

Identify tissue #5 of the monocot cross section.

a)

cortex

b)

vascular bundle

c)

rind

d)

epidermis

34.

Identify tissue D of the dicot cross section.

a)

cortex

b)

vascular bundle

c)

pith

d)

epidermis

e)

vascular cambium

35.

Identify tissue F of the dicot cross section.

a)

phloem

b)

xylem

c)

pith

d)

epidermis

e)

vascular cambium

36.

Identify tissue C of the dicot cross section.

a)

phloem

b)

xylem

c)

pith

d)

epidermis

e)

vascular cambium

37.

Identify tissue E of the dicot cross section.

a)

phloem

b)

xylem

c)

pith

d)

epidermis

e)

vascular cambium

38.

Identify tissue G of the dicot cross section.

a)

phloem

b)

xylem

c)

pith

d)

epidermis

e)

vascular cambium

39.

Movement toward or away from a stimulus is called a

(a)  

40.

Tropisms in plants are controlled by chemical messengers called

(a)  

41.

Vegetative propagation uses vegetative reproduction to produce plants.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Grafting involves

a)

growing a new plant from a piece of a plant such as a leaf.

b)

inducing the growth of adventitious roots by placing soil around a stem.

c)

using a bud as a scion.

d)

attaching the a scion from one plant to the stock of another.

43.

The vegetative process of layering involves

a)

growing a new plant from a piece of a plant such as a leaf.

b)

inducing the growth of adventitious roots by placing soil around a stem.

c)

using a bud as a scion.

d)

attaching the a scion from one plant to the stock of another.

44.

Budding involves

a)

growing a new plant from a piece of a plant such as a leaf.

b)

inducing the growth of adventitious roots by placing soil around a stem.

c)

using a bud as a scion.

d)

attaching the a scion from one plant to the stock of another.

45.

Vegetative reproduction with cuttings involves

a)

growing a new plant from a piece of a plant such as a leaf.

b)

inducing the growth of adventitious roots by placing soil around a stem.

c)

using a bud as a scion.

d)

attaching the a scion from one plant to the stock of another.

46.

What is a special stem?

a)

a stem with an unusual function.

b)

a stem that produces a unique part of a plant

c)

a rare stem

d)

a stem that does one of the functions to a higher degree.

47.

A plant bending and growing toward the light is an example of a

a)

negative chemotropism

b)

negative geotropism

c)

positive hydrotopism

d)

positive phototropism

48.

Plant roots growing down into the soil are an example of a

a)

positive geotropism

b)

negative geotropism

c)

positive hydrotopism

d)

negative chemotropism

49.

The shoot system growing upward is an example of a

a)

positive geotropism

b)

negative geotropism

c)

positive hydrotopism

d)

negative phototropism

50.

Which hormone promotes cell division and stimulates lateral bud growth?

a)

auxins

b)

gibberellins

c)

cytokinins

d)

abscisic acid

51.

Which hormone is produced in the tips of stems, causing them to grow & bend toward the light?

a)

auxins

b)

gibberellins

c)

cytokinins

d)

abscisic acid

52.

Which hormone stimulates stem elongation, flowering, and germination of seeds?

a)

auxins

b)

gibberellins

c)

ethylene

d)

abscisic acid

53.

Which hormone signals plant tissues to remain dormant?

a)

auxins

b)

gibberellins

c)

cytokinins

d)

abscisic acid

54.

Which hormone promotes fruit ripening and triggers leaf abscission?

a)

auxins

b)

ehtylene

c)

cytokinins

d)

abscisic acid

55.

Vegetative reproduction is

(check all that apply)

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

growing a plant from a piece of a plant

c)

tissue culturing

d)

asexual reproduction

e)

growing vegetables from seeds

56.

Which of the following are functions of special stems?

(check all that apply)

a)

food manufacturing and storage

b)

protection

c)

support

d)

reproduction

57.

Which of the following are special stems?

(check all that apply)

a)

tendrils

b)

thorns

c)

tubers

d)

bulbs

e)

rhizomes

58.

Tap roots are better at preventing topsoil erosion than fibrous roots.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Root hairs...

a)

a. increase surface are for water absorption

b)

b. are found in the maturation region

c)

c. are found in the elongation region

d)

both a. and b.

60.

In the maturation region,

a)

cells differentiate into different tissues

b)

cell elongate

c)

cells divide adding new cells for growth

61.

The function of the root cap is to protect the meristematic region as the root pushes into the soil.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Woody roots experience primary growth, but not secondary growth.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Secondary roots are side roots that grow from the

a)

epidermis

b)

nodes of the root

c)

central vascular cylinder

d)

stem

64.

Osmosis is

a)

a) the diffusion of water molecules across a semi permeable membrane.

b)

b) the movement of water molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

c)

c) the movement of any liquid across a semi permeable membrane

d)

both (a) and (b)

65.

Water moves from the soil into the root hair cells because of

a)

capillarity

b)

transpiration pull

c)

osmosis

66.

Water moves through the tissue of the root to the xylem in the central vascular cylinder because of

a)

capillarity

b)

transpiration pull

c)

osmosis

67.

Water moves upward in the xylem of the roots because of the cohesive and adhesive forces of

a)

capillarity

b)

transpiration pull

c)

osmosis

68.

As water vapor exits the stomata of the leaves, water throughout the plant is drawn upward by the force called

a)

capillarity

b)

transpiration pull

c)

osmosis

69.

Which of the following are true of taproots?

(check all that apply)

a)

commonly found in monocots

b)

can grow deep to reach moisture

c)

have smaller secondary roots

d)

stores food

e)

arise from the primary root of the embryo

70.

Root systems contribute to soil maintenance by

(check all that apply)

a)

preventing soil erosion

b)

adding organic material

c)

loosening compacted soil

71.

Which of the following are true of diffusion?

(check all that apply)

a)

Movement from an area of high concentration to low concentration

b)

Mixing of one substance through another by random molecular collisions

c)

Movement against the concentration gradient

d)

Movement from an area of low concentration to high concentration

72.

Identify tissue A

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

cortex

d)

epidermis

73.

Identify tissue B

a)

xylem

b)

cortex

c)

phloem

d)

epidermis

74.

Identify tissue C

a)

xylem

b)

cortex

c)

phloem

d)

central vascular cylinder

75.

Identify tissue D

a)

xylem

b)

cortex

c)

phloem

d)

central vascular cylinder

76.

Identify tissue E

a)

xylem

b)

cortex

c)

phloem

d)

epidermis