Lecture 6

Question 1

All plants begin from a single

Answer 1

cell

Question 2

Two important types of plants are:

Answer 2

1. ) Meristematic tissue

2. ) Vascular tissue

Question 3

Three types of meristems

Answer 3

1. ) Apical meristem
2. ) Lateral meristem (also cambium).
3. ) Intercalary meristem

Question 4

Apical Mersitem

Answer 4

tissues at the tip of roots and shoots. Make dicot plants taller. Exclude grass.

Question 5

Lateral Meristems

Answer 5

Increase the girth to width of the plant.

Question 6

Intercalary Meristems

Answer 6

Found between regions of mature tissue.

Question 7

Types of vascular tissue

Answer 7

1. ) Xylem

2. ) Phloem

Question 8

Xylem

Answer 8

water and dissolved nutrients are continually transported in the plant.

Question 9

Phloem

Answer 9

Food conducting tissue

Question 10

Vascular Bundles

Answer 10

Xylem and phloem are organized into vascular bundles.

Question 11

In monocots, vascular bundles are _____

Answer 11

scattered throughout the stem

Question 12

In dicots, vascular bundles are _______

Answer 12

Organized in a ring