3.2.1 Organisational Complexity of the Flowering Plant 1

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Q. Name two plant tissues that are not vascular tissues.

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. True or False. Lenticels serve the same function as stomata.

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. How is xylem adapted for its role in water transport?

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. In which of the vascular tissues are sugars mainly transported?

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. State a function of Dermal tissue.

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. When preparing a T.S. of a stem what did you use to cut the section?

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. State one way in which a transverse section through a monocotyledonous stem differs from a dicotyledonous one.

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. Where precisely is xylem tissue found in the stem of a young dicotyledonous plant?

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. Give one location where mitosis occurs in flowering plants.

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. Why is a dicotyledonous (dicot) plant so called?

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. Name a dicotyledonous plant.

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. Name the tissue in plant stems through which water rises to the leaves.

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. True or False. Parallel leaf veins are characteristic of monocotyledonous plants.

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. The walls of xylem vessels are reinforced with …

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. What is meant by the term monocotyledonous?

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. How does the vein arrangement in the leaves of dicot plants differ from that in monocots?

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. State three functions of a root.

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. State another function of xylem other than water transport.

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. How are the veins arranged in the leaves of monocots?

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. Where would you find a meristem in a root?

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. What is meant by a vascular tissue?

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. Where would you expect to find xylem and phloem in a leaf?

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. Give an example of a monocotyledonous plant.

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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Q. Name one substance found in the walls of xylem cells but not found in the walls of phloem cells.

Anchorage; Absorption; Storage

Dermal; Ground; Meristematic

Lignin

In vascular bundle next to phloem

Grass; Maize; Barley

Parallel

One seed leaf; One embryonic leaf

Oak; Ash; Elm; Horse chestnut

Meristematic tissues; Ovule; Embryo sac; Pollen

Protection

Support

TRUE

Tubular or continuous lumen; Reinforced

lignified walls; Narrow bore

Two embryonic leaves; Two seed leavesPhloem

Vein; Mid rib

Vascular bundles scattered

Xylem

At the tip

Reticulate; Net; Branched

Blade; Scalpel

Transports substances

FALSE

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