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Vascular system

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the tissue that conducts sucrose, photosyntetic products and other organic compounds to parts where needed?

a)

Xylem

b)

Phloem

c)

Sclerenchyma

d)

Parenchyma

2.

What is the function of xylem?

a)

Support in plants

b)

Transport organic compounds

c)

Conducts sucrose

d)

Transport water and minerals

3.

Two types of cells in xylem that conducts water.

a)

Parenchyma

b)

Tracheids

c)

Sieve tube

d)

Vessel elements

4.

In the stem, the vascular tissue forms

a)

leaf veins

b)

vascular stem

c)

vascular cylinder

d)

vascular bundle

5.

In which direction is movement in the xylem?

a)

Downward only

b)

Both downward and upward

c)

Upward only

6.

Where does sugar transport begin?

a)

Roots

b)

Leaves

c)

Root hairs

d)

Vascular bundles

7.

Which process are the xylem tubes part of?

a)

Translocation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Transportation

d)

Translation

8.

What is companion cell?

a)

Cell that lends support to phloem.

b)

Plant cell in the vascular tissue of plants that metabolically supports the conducting cells of the phloem.

c)

Cell that traps water.

d)

Thick secondary walls that are impregnated with lignin.

9.

Xylem tubes are made of...

a)

Dead cells

b)

Living cells

10.

Which of the following best describes the structure of the phloem?

a)

The phloem is comprised of many dead sieve cells that have pores in their cell walls to allow movement of substances through the plant.

b)

The phloem is comprised of many living sieve cells that have pores in their cell walls to allow movement of substances through the plant.

c)

The phloem is comprised of dead sieve cells that form a long continuous tube.

d)

The phloem is comprised of living sieve cells that form a long continuous tube.

11.
Which is not a type of tissue in plants?
a)
Dermal
b)
Connective
c)
Vascular
d)
Ground
12.
what's the purpose of the phloem?
a)
to bring water through the stem
b)
to bring food through the stem
c)
Captures the sunlight
d)
makes the plant green
13.
what's the purpose of the xylem?
a)
to bring the food through the stem
b)
to capture sunlight
c)
produce pollen
d)
to bring the water through the stem
14.
Which of the following is not a type of plant tissue?
a)
ground
b)
dermal
c)
root
d)
vascular
15.
This type of plant has flower parts (petals, sepals, etc) that occur in three's
a)
Succulent
b)
Monocot
c)
Vascular plant
d)
Dicot
16.
Roots perform all of the following functions EXCEPT
a)
Carrying out the light reactions of photosynthesis
b)
Anchoring the plant in the soil
c)
Absorbing water and nutrients from the soil
d)
Storing water and minerals
17.
The two structures that limit transpiration  are known as
a)
Guard cells and xylem
b)
Stomata and guard cells
c)
xylem and phloem
d)
stomata and phloem
18.
These types of plants are able to grow taller because of the added support and faster nutrient transport of xylem and phloem.
a)
Seedless plants
b)
Vascular plants
c)
Seeded plants
d)
Nonvascular plants
19.
What is the region of rapid cell division in plants?
a)
Guard
b)
Stomata
c)
Xylem
d)
Meristem
20.
Layer of parenchyma cells that cover the root tip; helps protect root tissues?
a)
Phloem
b)
Root cap
c)
Guard
d)
Stomata
21.
Monocots have how many  of seed leaves?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
0
22.
Monocots have what type of vascular bundles
a)
Scattered
b)
Ring
c)
Both
d)
Depends
23.
Dicots have what type of vascular bundles
a)
Scattered
b)
Ring
c)
Oblong
d)
None
24.
What types of roots do monocots have
a)
Taproot
b)
Fibrous
c)
Monocots don't have roots
25.
What types of roots do dicots have
a)
Taproot
b)
Fibrous
c)
Dicots don't have roots
26.
This is the type of meristem found at the tips of roots and stems that causes primary growth?
a)
Lateral meristem
b)
Epidermis
c)
Intercalary meristem
d)
Apical meristem
27.
Photosynthesis occurs in which type of plant tissue?
a)
Meristematic
b)
Vascular
c)
Ground
d)
Dermal
28.
This is the type of meristem that increases plant width or girth, known as secondary growth.
a)
Apical meristem
b)
Lateral meristem
c)
epidermis
d)
Intercalary meristem
29.
The outer layer of the dermal tissue is called the
a)
Mesoderm
b)
Endodermis
c)
Meristem
d)
Epidermis
30.
Which type of plant cell has a thick primary cell wall and no secondary cell wall?  Hint:  It is used to support the growing parts of the plant.
a)
parenchyma
b)
collenchyma
c)
schlerenchyma
d)
guard cells
31.

Stele with pith at the centre is called...

a)

Siphonostele

b)

Protostele

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of the above

32.

A siphonostele with single leaf gap is called...

a)

Protostele

b)

Actinostele

c)

Solenostele

d)

Dictyostele

33.

Units of dictyostele are called...

a)

Solenostele

b)

Actinostele

c)

Atactostele

d)

Meristele

34.

Amphiploic siphonostele is

a)

Xylem seen on both sides of phloem ring

b)

Phloem seen on both sides of xylem ring

c)

Two steles seen

d)

Two xylem groups seen in exarch condition

35.

If small xylem groups are seen mixed with phloem, the stele is called,...

a)

Actinostele

b)

Mixed protostele

c)

Siphonostele

d)

None of the above