PB 200 Prelab Quiz: Seeds, Primary Growth, and Tissues

Produces the epidermis

dermal tissue system

Produces cortex and pith in stems and roots

ground tissue system

Produces xylem and phloem and enables the transport of water and nutrients

vascular tissue system

What simple tissue type(s) will you be looking at in the celery petiole?

collenchyma and parenchyma

The **two** kinds of meristem tissue that we will be examining in lab **this week** are:

d.

Shoot apical meristem

e.

Root apical meristem

True or False. Totipotency in plant biology is the capacity for a cell to differentiate into very specific cell types with different wall structures, locations, and functions.

true

Every seeds contains an  _______________________ which will develop into a new plant. 

embryo

What is the term for the place on a plant stem where one or more leaves develop?

node

What type of complex tissues are xylem and phloem? 

vascular

True or False. In the plant, the organs are made up of a combination of the Dermal, Vascular, and Ground tissue systems.

true

The cells of this simple tissue type are very hard and rigid due to their secondary walls being composed of many layers of lignin.

sclerenchyma