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Biology Practice test 2025- 2026 Review GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WIT H
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Plant cells that are actively dividing are ________ cells.
A) differentiated
B) conducting
C) vascular
D) ground
E) meristem
e
What type of cell activity occurs in the meristem regions of plants?
A) Mitosis
B) Secondary growth
C) Photosynthesis
D) Increased water uptake of cells
E) Storage of sugar
b
What cell type permits the continued growth of a plant throughout its life?
A) Differentiated cells
B) Ground tissue cells
C) Meristem cells
D) Mesophyll cells
E) Secondary cells
c
Where are apical meristems located?
A) Scattered throughout the plant
B) In cylinders along the side of the root
C) Between the xylem and the phloem
D) In clusters in the parenchyma
E) At the tips of roots, shoots, and branches
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e
14) ________ cells that convert sugar to starch in mature roots are part of the
________ tissue system.
A) Phloem; vascular
B) Periderm; dermal
C) Xylem; vascular
D) Parenchyma; ground
E) Companion; ground
d
The dermal tissue system consists of
A) phloem.
B) collenchyma tissue.
C) xylem.
D) epidermis.
E) parenchyma tissue.
d
Cells that are alive, have thickened cell walls, and support the plant body are
A) parenchyma cells.
B) sclerenchyma cells.
C) tracheids.
D) collenchyma cells.
E) vessel elements.
d
Of the major tissue systems associated with land plants, the ________ tissue
system covers the outer surface of the primary plant.
A) ground
B) meristem
C) dermal
D) vascular
E) parenchyma
c
Most of the interior of a leaf consists of soft, thin-walled, living ________ cells.
A) collenchyma
B) guard
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C) sclerenchyma
D) epidermal
E) parenchyma
e
Parenchyma tissue is a component of the ________ tissue system.
A) phloem
B) dermal
C) vascular
D) ground
E) epidermal
d
Which of the following is NOT true of sclerenchyma tissue?
A) It is associated with xylem and phloem in the vascular tissue system.
B) It dies at maturity.
C) It is made up of cells with thickened cell walls.
D) It provides support to strengthen the plant.
E) It is a storage site for sugars and starches.
e
Which of the following statements is incorrect with regard to xylem tissue?
A) Xylem is composed of tracheids and vessel elements.
B) Water and minerals are transported by xylem.
C) Companion cells provide nutrition for tracheids.
D) Vessel elements contain pits.
E) Xylem cells are dead at maturity.
c
Which of the following would you be unable to locate in xylem tissue?
A) Tracheids
B) Sclerenchyma cells
C) Sieve tube elements
D) Vessel elements
E) Cell walls with porous dimples called pits
b
A plant, such as an iris, that reproduces asexually most of the time probably
A) is found in a changing environment.
Biology Practice test 2025- 2026 Review GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WIT H
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Plant cells that are actively dividing are ________ cells.
A) differentiated
B) conducting
C) vascular
D) ground
E) meristem
e
What type of cell activity occurs in the meristem regions of plants?
A) Mitosis
B) Secondary growth
C) Photosynthesis
D) Increased water uptake of cells
E) Storage of sugar
b
What cell type permits the continued growth of a plant throughout its life?
A) Differentiated cells
B) Ground tissue cells
C) Meristem cells
D) Mesophyll cells
E) Secondary cells
c
Where are apical meristems located?
A) Scattered throughout the plant
B) In cylinders along the side of the root
C) Between the xylem and the phloem
D) In clusters in the parenchyma
E) At the tips of roots, shoots, and branches
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e
14) ________ cells that convert sugar to starch in mature roots are part of the
________ tissue system.
A) Phloem; vascular
B) Periderm; dermal
C) Xylem; vascular
D) Parenchyma; ground
E) Companion; ground
d
The dermal tissue system consists of
A) phloem.
B) collenchyma tissue.
C) xylem.
D) epidermis.
E) parenchyma tissue.
d
Cells that are alive, have thickened cell walls, and support the plant body are
A) parenchyma cells.
B) sclerenchyma cells.
C) tracheids.
D) collenchyma cells.
E) vessel elements.
d
Of the major tissue systems associated with land plants, the ________ tissue
system covers the outer surface of the primary plant.
A) ground
B) meristem
C) dermal
D) vascular
E) parenchyma
c
Most of the interior of a leaf consists of soft, thin-walled, living ________ cells.
A) collenchyma
B) guard
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C) sclerenchyma
D) epidermal
E) parenchyma
e
Parenchyma tissue is a component of the ________ tissue system.
A) phloem
B) dermal
C) vascular
D) ground
E) epidermal
d
Which of the following is NOT true of sclerenchyma tissue?
A) It is associated with xylem and phloem in the vascular tissue system.
B) It dies at maturity.
C) It is made up of cells with thickened cell walls.
D) It provides support to strengthen the plant.
E) It is a storage site for sugars and starches.
e
Which of the following statements is incorrect with regard to xylem tissue?
A) Xylem is composed of tracheids and vessel elements.
B) Water and minerals are transported by xylem.
C) Companion cells provide nutrition for tracheids.
D) Vessel elements contain pits.
E) Xylem cells are dead at maturity.
c
Which of the following would you be unable to locate in xylem tissue?
A) Tracheids
B) Sclerenchyma cells
C) Sieve tube elements
D) Vessel elements
E) Cell walls with porous dimples called pits
b
A plant, such as an iris, that reproduces asexually most of the time probably
A) is found in a changing environment.
