Plant Structure and Function Quiz

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What is the primary function of the stem in a plant?

  • To produce flowers and fruits for sexual reproduction
  • To store water and nutrients for the plant
  • To provide support and structure to the plant (correct)
  • To absorb sunlight for photosynthesis

What is the role of the apical meristem found at the tip of the shoot?

  • To protect the developing tissues of the shoot
  • To store water and nutrients for the plant
  • To produce new leaves and branches (correct)
  • To produce flowers and fruits for reproduction

Which of the following is NOT a function of the plant's shoot system?

  • Providing support and structure to the plant
  • Absorbing carbon dioxide for photosynthesis (correct)
  • Transporting water and minerals from the roots
  • Producing flowers and fruits for sexual reproduction

What is the purpose of the axillary buds found at the base of leaves?

<p>To give rise to new branches or flowers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do epiphytic roots differ from typical plant roots?

<p>Epiphytic roots grow on other plants, not directly in the soil (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of leaves in a plant's shoot system?

<p>To capture sunlight and perform photosynthesis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which plant organ system is responsible for the small branching thread-like roots with no primary root?

<p>Fibrous Root system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the stem in a plant?

<p>Transport of nutrients (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of a flower is the stamen?

<p>Male reproductive (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a leaf, what is the wide, flat part of the leaf called?

<p>Lamina (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a main site for photosynthesis in plants?

<p>Roots (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the wall of the ovary that develops as the wall of the fruits called?

<p>Pericarp (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tissue system in the stem is responsible for protection and gas exchange?

<p>Epidermal tissue (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of leaves in plants?

<p>Photosynthesis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic distinguishes monocot plants from dicot plants?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of transpiration in plants?

<p>To transport water and minerals from roots to leaves (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the reproductive organs of angiosperms (flowering plants)?

<p>Flowers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which tissue system are the vascular bundles arranged in a ring in dicot plants?

<p>Vascular tissue (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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