Tissue Systems of Vascular Plants; Miscellaneous Plant Fun

True or false: The dermal tissue system is associated with xylem
or phloem, often present in vascular bundles.

False (vascular tissue not dermal)

Roots have ____________ tissue at the core and _____________
tissue on the outside.

vascular, dermal

Label each of the 4 images in the diagram on the left as a
depiction of a eudicot (A) or monocot (B) and stem (C) or root (D).

True or false: Phloem sap movement is pulled by transpiration,
while xylem sap is moved by both diffusion and active transport.

false

Which of the following is false?

a. Water and minerals only move upward from roots to
shoots to leaves
b. Plants pump ions from soil into phloem to generate
root pressure
c. Sugars can flow upward or downward between shoots
and roots
d. Hydrogen bonds allow the water molecules to stick
together when moving through the xylem and up the
plant

b

Asexual reproduction in plants (also called ____________ ______________) produces offspring which are called
___________. These offspring are genetically identical to the single parent.

vegetative, propagation
clones

Define epiphytes and give an example:

plants that grow on other plants, but aren’t truly parasites
- ex. orchids

Give two examples of parasitic plants:

a. mistletoe
b. Indian pipe (unique, parasitize mycorrhizal fungi

Carnivorous plants are typically found in soil lacking in ____________.

nitrogen

Name the 3 carnivorous plants discussed in lecture.

sundew
venus fly trap
pitcher plant