Lab 2 Practice Quiz

Identify the tissues which comprise the ground/fundamental tissue system.

• Pith

• Epidermis

• Parenchyma

• Sclerenchyma

• Collenchyma

What is/are the typical characteristic(s) of parenchyma cell walls? Select all that apply.

• Secondary

• Thick

• Unevenly thick

• Primary

• Thin

What specialized cell type is pictured?

What tissue is this an image of?

What specialized cell type is in this image?

The arrows point to a defining feature of which cell type?

True or False: TBO will stain sclerenchyma cells red.

• True

• False

What cell type is represented by the red structures?

Select all tissues represented in this image.

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Parenchyma

• Sclerenchyma

• Mesophyll

Select all correct statements about sclerenchyma cells.

• They are usually dead at maturity.

• They are often associated with vascular tissue.

• Phloroglucinol will stain them blue because of the lignin in their cell walls.

• Their cell walls are thin.

• There is only one general cell type.