GCU Bio 182 Exam 3| Questions And
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Tissue - ANSWER ✔✔ A _________ is a group of cells consisting of one or more cell types that
together perform a specialized function
Organ - ANSWER ✔✔ An ________ consists of several types of tissues that together carry out
particular functions
Water - ANSWER ✔✔ Plants take up ________ and minerals from below ground
CO2 - ANSWER ✔✔ Plants take up ________ and light from above ground
Roots, Stems, & Leaves - ANSWER ✔✔ Basic organs evolve in
Root system & a shoot system - ANSWER ✔✔ Basic organs are organized into a
________________
Root - ANSWER ✔✔ A _________ rely on sugar produced by photosynthesis in the shoot
system
Shoots - ANSWER ✔✔ __________ rely on water and minerals absorbed by the root system
Angiosperms - ANSWER ✔✔ Monocots and eudicots are the two major groups of
_______________
Root - ANSWER ✔✔ A _______ is an organ with important functions:
• Anchoring the plant
• Absorbing minerals and water
• Storing carbohydrates
Taproot - ANSWER ✔✔ A _________, the main vertical root
Lateral roots - ANSWER ✔✔ ____________, or branch roots, that arise from the taproot
Adventitious roots - ANSWER ✔✔ ___________________ that arise from stems or leaves
Lateral roots - ANSWER ✔✔ __________________ that arise from the adventitious roots
Root hairs - ANSWER ✔✔ In most plants, absorption of water and minerals occurs near the
______________, where vast numbers of tiny _______________ increase the surface area
, Root adaptations - ANSWER ✔✔ Many plants have __________________ with specialized
functions
Stem - ANSWER ✔✔ A ________ is an organ consisting of nodes & Internodes.
Nodes - ANSWER ✔✔ An alternating system of _________, the points at which leaves are
attached
Internodes - ANSWER ✔✔ __________, the stem segments between nodes
Axillary bud - ANSWER ✔✔ An ______________ is a structure that has the potential to form a
lateral shoot, or branch
Apical bud - ANSWER ✔✔ An ______________, or terminal bud, is located near the shoot tip
and causes elongation of a young shoot
Apical dominance - ANSWER ✔✔ _________________ helps to maintain dormancy in most
axillary buds
Stem - ANSWER ✔✔ Many plants have modified __________ e.g., rhizomes, bulbs, stolons,
tubers.
Leaf - ANSWER ✔✔ The _________ is the main photosynthetic organ of most vascular plants
Blade - ANSWER ✔✔ Leaves generally consist of a flattened _________
Petiole - ANSWER ✔✔ A stalk called the _________, which joins the leaf to a node of the stem
Monocots - ANSWER ✔✔ Most __________ have parallel veins
Eudicots - ANSWER ✔✔ Most __________ have branching veins
Modified leaves - ANSWER ✔✔ Some plant species have evolved ______________ that serve
various functions
Dermal, vascular, & ground tissues - ANSWER ✔✔ Each plant organ has _______________
Dermal tissue system - ANSWER ✔✔ In nonwoody plants, the _______________ consists of
the epidermis
Cuticle - ANSWER ✔✔ A waxy coating called the __________ helps prevent water loss from
the epidermis
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Tissue - ANSWER ✔✔ A _________ is a group of cells consisting of one or more cell types that
together perform a specialized function
Organ - ANSWER ✔✔ An ________ consists of several types of tissues that together carry out
particular functions
Water - ANSWER ✔✔ Plants take up ________ and minerals from below ground
CO2 - ANSWER ✔✔ Plants take up ________ and light from above ground
Roots, Stems, & Leaves - ANSWER ✔✔ Basic organs evolve in
Root system & a shoot system - ANSWER ✔✔ Basic organs are organized into a
________________
Root - ANSWER ✔✔ A _________ rely on sugar produced by photosynthesis in the shoot
system
Shoots - ANSWER ✔✔ __________ rely on water and minerals absorbed by the root system
Angiosperms - ANSWER ✔✔ Monocots and eudicots are the two major groups of
_______________
Root - ANSWER ✔✔ A _______ is an organ with important functions:
• Anchoring the plant
• Absorbing minerals and water
• Storing carbohydrates
Taproot - ANSWER ✔✔ A _________, the main vertical root
Lateral roots - ANSWER ✔✔ ____________, or branch roots, that arise from the taproot
Adventitious roots - ANSWER ✔✔ ___________________ that arise from stems or leaves
Lateral roots - ANSWER ✔✔ __________________ that arise from the adventitious roots
Root hairs - ANSWER ✔✔ In most plants, absorption of water and minerals occurs near the
______________, where vast numbers of tiny _______________ increase the surface area
, Root adaptations - ANSWER ✔✔ Many plants have __________________ with specialized
functions
Stem - ANSWER ✔✔ A ________ is an organ consisting of nodes & Internodes.
Nodes - ANSWER ✔✔ An alternating system of _________, the points at which leaves are
attached
Internodes - ANSWER ✔✔ __________, the stem segments between nodes
Axillary bud - ANSWER ✔✔ An ______________ is a structure that has the potential to form a
lateral shoot, or branch
Apical bud - ANSWER ✔✔ An ______________, or terminal bud, is located near the shoot tip
and causes elongation of a young shoot
Apical dominance - ANSWER ✔✔ _________________ helps to maintain dormancy in most
axillary buds
Stem - ANSWER ✔✔ Many plants have modified __________ e.g., rhizomes, bulbs, stolons,
tubers.
Leaf - ANSWER ✔✔ The _________ is the main photosynthetic organ of most vascular plants
Blade - ANSWER ✔✔ Leaves generally consist of a flattened _________
Petiole - ANSWER ✔✔ A stalk called the _________, which joins the leaf to a node of the stem
Monocots - ANSWER ✔✔ Most __________ have parallel veins
Eudicots - ANSWER ✔✔ Most __________ have branching veins
Modified leaves - ANSWER ✔✔ Some plant species have evolved ______________ that serve
various functions
Dermal, vascular, & ground tissues - ANSWER ✔✔ Each plant organ has _______________
Dermal tissue system - ANSWER ✔✔ In nonwoody plants, the _______________ consists of
the epidermis
Cuticle - ANSWER ✔✔ A waxy coating called the __________ helps prevent water loss from
the epidermis
