Plant Structure and Transport LC

What is a cotyledon?

• the tough outer coat on a seed

• the part of the seed that forms the roots of a plant

• a food reserve in the leaf

• a leaf in the seed that stores food for respiration

Which of the following are dicots?

• daffodils

• geranium

• carrot

• All of the above

venation in monocots is parallel

• True

• False

venation in monocots is parallel

• True

• False

Xylem appears as an X or cross shape in the stems of dicots

• True

• False

vascular bundles are scattered in the stem of monocots

• True

• False

Meristematic tissue

• protects the developing plant roots

• carries out photosynthesis

• transports minerals in a plant

• is an area of rapid cell division

Meristem is found in

• the tip of the roots

• the tip of the shoots

• all of the above

Cells in the meristem divide by

• mitosis

• meiosis

The precise function of xylem is

• to transport water from the roots to all parts of the plant

• to transport minerals from the roots to all parts of the plant

• To transport food from the roots to all parts of the plant

• None of the above