Chapter 34: The Plant Body

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

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Multiple Choice

 

1. Grasses and other flowering plants with narrow leaves and fibrous or adventitious roots are examples of
2. monocots.
3. gymnosperms.
4. eudicots.
5. magnoliids.
6. Both b and c

Answer: a

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2. Roses and other broad-leaved flowering plants are examples of
3. monocots.
4. grasses.
5. magnoliids.
6. eudicots.
7. gymnosperms.

Answer: d

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3. Unlike fibrous root systems, taproot systems
4. maximize surface area.
5. are used as food storage organs.
6. anchor the plant.
7. hold soil well.
8. transport water and minerals to the stem.

Answer: b

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4. A common function of stems, but not roots, is
5. anchorage.
6. transport.
7. storage.
8. support.
9. absorption.

Answer: d

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5. A(n) _______ is the point at which a leaf attaches to a stem.
6. internode
7. bud
8. node
9. apical bud
10. petiole

Answer: c

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