GENERAL BOTANY - VEGETATIVE ORGANS QUIZ

The part of a stem between two nodes.

• Terminal bud

• Leaf scar

• Internode

• Lateral bud

Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals from the root system to the leaves.

• Vascular bundle

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Pith

The part of a stem where a leaf is attached.

• Node

• Internode

• Leaf Scar

• Petiole

An embryonic shoot of a plant.

• Petiole

• Node

• Terminal bud

• Root cap

A strand of tissue containing xylem and phloem enclosed by a sheath of cells.

• Collenchyma

• Vascular Bundle

• Sclerenchyma

• Parenchyma

Vascular tissue that conducts food from the leaves to regions of growth or storage.

• Dermal Tissue

• Ground Tissue

• Xylem

• Phloem

Enlarged fleshy part found at the tip of a rhizome; example is potato.

• Stolon

• Rhizome

• Tuber

• Bulb

Short, disc-shaped stem surrounded by leaf-like scales; example is onion.

• Stolon

• Rhizome

• Tuber

• Bulb

Flesh, short underground stem with very few buds; example is gladiolus.

• Rhizome

• Corm

• Succulent

• Cladode

Underground stems that grow horizontally below soil surface; example is quackgrass.

• Rhizome

• Corm

• Succulent

• Cladode