BrainMass Quizzes The Plant Body This quiz will test your knowledge of the anatomy of a common plant. 1 What are the structures plants use to take in light from the sun? their roots their leaves their stems their buds 2 What kind of plant cells have large vacuoles and thin walls and are used to store starch? collenchyma cells parenchyma cells schlerenchyma cells tracheid cells 3 What is the tissue called that plants form around their woody stems? epidermis strata periderm meristem 4 What are the tracheids called that plants use to move water up to the leaves from the roots? xylem ploem sclerids parenchyma 5 What is the function of the cork cambium found in stems? Provide water for the plant cells Produce the mesophyll of the leaves Produce protective cells Provide additional surface area for light absorption 6 Which of these can be used to determine the difference between a monocot and a eudicot? the shape of the leaves the number of flower parts the height of the stems the surface area of the root hairs 7 What is a bud? An undeveloped shoot that can grow to produce a leaf The actual site where photosynthesis takes place A leaf that first emerges when the shoot begins to sprout The structure that supports the stem during growth 8 What happens during secondary growth in plants? Plants increase is height Plants develop leaves Plants grow in thickness Plants expand their roots 9 What is the structure called where cell division takes place in plants? the apical meristem the monocotyledon the dicotyledon the vessel elements 10 What is the innermost part of a root called? the cortex the endodermis the mesodermis the protoderm Submit Quiz
