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Chapter Chapter 31: Plant Structure, Reproduction, & Development
 
Activities Quiz
 

1 .       Xylem is indicated by the letter _____. (Activity 31A)

question #1 [Hint]

 A
 B
 C
 D
 E
2 .       The letter A indicates the _____. (Activity 31A)

question #2 [Hint]

 xylem
 vascular tissue system
 endodermis
 cortex
 epidermis
3 .       The letter A indicates the _____. (Activity 31A)

question #3 [Hint]

 xylem
 vascular bundle
 phloem
 cortex
 pith
4 .       Pith is indicated by the letter _____. (Activity 31A)

question #4 [Hint]

 A
 B
 C
 D
 E
5 .       Ground tissue is indicated by the letter _____. (Activity 31A)

question #5 [Hint]

 A
 B
 C
 D
 E
6 .       Click on the diagram to start the animation.
Primary growth has occurred in the region(s) indicated by the letter(s) _____. (Activity 31B)

[Hint]

 A
 B
 A and B
 A and D
 B and C
7 .       Click on the diagram to start the animation.
Secondary growth has occurred in the region(s) indicated by the letter(s) _____. (Activity 31B)

[Hint]

 A
 B
 A and C
 A and D
 B and D
8 .       Secondary growth NEVER occurs in _____. (Activity 31B) [Hint]

 stems
 roots
 leaves
 stems and leaves
 roots and leaves
9 .       _____ provides cells for secondary growth. (Activity 31B) [Hint]

 Apical meristem
 Secondary xylem
 Vascular cambium
 Secondary phloem
 The root
10 .       Click on the diagram to begin the animation.
The letter A indicates _____. (Activity 31A)

[Hint]

 vascular cambium
 lateral meristem
 apical meristem
 secondary xylem
 cork cambium
11 .       Vascular cambium forms wood toward the stem's _____ and secondary phloem toward the stem's _____. (Activity 31B) [Hint]

 center ... center
 surface ... surface
 surface ... center
 center ... surface
 top ... bottom
12 .       What is the function of cork? (Activity 31B) [Hint]

 providing a site for photosynthesis
 providing cells for secondary growth
 insulation and waterproofing
 providing cells for primary growth
 regulating the opening and closing of stomata
13 .       How is the supply of vascular cambium maintained? (Activity 31B) [Hint]

 by the differentiation of secondary xylem
 by the differentiation of secondary phloem
 by the differentiation of cork
 by the division of its cells
 by the differentiation of apical meristem
14 .       Which of these is unique to flowering plants? (Activity 31C) [Hint]

 a dominant sporophyte generation
 an embryo surrounded by nutritive tissue
 haploid gametophytes
 double fertilization
 pollen production
15 .       The male gametophytes of flowering plants are also referred to as _____. (Activity 31C) [Hint]

 endosperm
 male sporophytes
 carpels
 pollen grains
 embryos
16 .       In flowering plants, the covering of the ovule develops into a(n) _____. (Activity 31C) [Hint]

 endosperm
 sporophyte
 fruit
 anther
 seed coat
17 .       Pollination is the transfer of pollen grain to the _____ of a flower on the same plant or another plant of the same species. (Activity 31C) [Hint]

 petals
 anther
 cones
 stigma
 ovary
18 .       What is endosperm? (Activity 31D) [Hint]

 the male portion of a flowering plant
 via cotyledons, a source of food for the embryo
 the leaves that are a part of the embryo
 the female portion of a flowering plant
 tissue that develops into a protective seed coat surrounding the embryo
19 .       The pointer is indicating a diploid cell that develops into the _____. (Activity 31D)

question #10 [Hint]

 endosperm
 ovule
 seed coat
 carpel
 embryo
20 .       Fruits evolved primarily as structures specialized to _____. (Activity 31D) [Hint]

 protect seeds
 disperse seeds
 protect pollen
 provide food for humans
 provide a source of food to the plant's embryo