Plant Science Practice questions

Which of the following correctly describes a key difference between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

C) Photosynthesis converts carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen, while cellular respiration breaks down glucose and oxygen into carbon dioxide and water.

What is the name of the site in the plant body where new cells form, beginning the process of growth and differentiation

Meristem

While eating a pear you notice a gritty texture. This is due to the presence of which plant tissue?

Sclerenchyma

Which of the following is a characteristic of indeterminate growth

c) Growth is limited only by resources/environmental factors

Who saw ‘chambers’ on cork tissue under the microscope. Then named these ‘chambers’ cells?

Robert Hooke

Which of the following does not exhibit determinate growth?

Stems

Which structure is unique to plant cells?

Cell wall

Plant tissue is ______, meaning the entire plant can regenerate.

Totipotent

Which of the following can lead to branching?

Lateral and Axial Buds

Would studying a leaf blade be characterized as studying plant morphology or plant anatomy? 

Plant morphology

Which of the following is not a function of the plasma membrane?

Binds adjacent cells

Which tissue type is NOT a complex tissue?

Collenchyma

Which of the following terms refers to the branching pattern that is most characteristic of "shrubby" plants?

Monopodial

What organelle is found in plant cells only?

Central Vacuole 

Which is NOT an example of determinate growth?

 Usually can heal/regrow

Which layer of wood conducts water?

Sapwood

Which of the following is NOT an organelle?

Ribosomes

Which statement accurately describes pinnately compound leaves?

Leaves that originate from the midrib.

Chloroplasts store pigments for photosynthesis like chlorophyll. Where are these pigments stored in the chloroplasts?

Thylakoids

Which of the following correctly describes the vascular tissue system in plants?

An interconnected network of cells that extends across the entire plant.

What structure protects the root apical meristem?

Root cap

Leaves arise from the shoot apical meristem through what?

Primordia

Which of the following is NOT a trait of indeterminate growth for plants?

Stops growing after a time.

Which statement below describes determinate growth?

Growth stops after a time

Which of the following plant cell types is characterized by thick, lignified secondary cell walls and is dead at maturity?

Sclerenchyma

What cell type can be reprogrammed to form other cell types?

Parenchyma

Which of the following describes the role of plasmodesmata in plant cells?

Allow direct communication in between plant cells

Which part of the plant is usually found above ground and includes the stem and the leaves?

The shoot system

Which of the following describes the difference between epidermal glabrous stems and epidermal pubescent stems?

Glabrous stems are smooth and shiny and are hairless, while pubescent stems have small hairs

Which of the following is mainly composed of parenchyma tissue and responsible for most of the photosynthesis done in leaves?

Mesophyll

What is the main function of the central vacuole in plant cells?

To store water and help maintain turgor pressure

The periderm consists of what three components?

phellem, phelloderm, phellogen

Which is NOT one of these stages that the embryo proper goes through in eudicots

The epicotyl stage

Which of the following is NOT a morphological component of plant stems?

Petiole

Which is NOT a characteristic of glabrous stems?

Has trichomes

What are the two main types of branching that can arise in lateral buds?

Monopodial and sympodial branching

What are the three types of primary meristematic tissues produced by apical meristems?

 Protoderm, ground meristem, and procambium

Smooth Margin

Entire

Wavy Margin

Undulate

Lobes outlining palmate venation

Palmately Lobate

Lobes outline pinnate venation

Pinnately lobate

Sharp teeth pointing forward

serrate

Sharp, symmetrical teeth

Dentate

Teeth are rounded

Crennate

Fine detintion

Denticulate

Wave-like indentations

Sinuate

Widest towards the base

ovate

widest towards the apex

obovate

single wide middle portion

elliptic

longer wide middle portion

oblong

long and thin

linear

lance shaped

lanceolate

tappering to a point

attenuate

curving inward to a point

acuminate

wedge shaped only base

cuneate

upside down heart

cordate