33. Plant Anatomy

Which of the following is not a function of the stem in a plant?

What is the primary function of the xylem in plants?

What is the primary function of xylem tissue in plants?

What are the primary functions of the stem in plants?

Which of the following best describes the primary functions of the roots of a plant?

Which plant part is primarily responsible for the absorption of water and nutrients?

In the hierarchy of biological organization, what is the shoot?

A root hair is __________.

Leaves occur at intervals along the plant stem. What is the region where a leaf is attached to the stem?

Leaves consist of __________.

The shoot system of a prickly pear cactus consists of broad paddle-like structures covered with clusters of spines. The spines are modified leaves, so the flat green paddles must be modified versions of what structure?

What is the difference between the root epidermis and the shoot epidermis?

A cross section of a plant part exposes epidermis, a thick cortex, and a central cylinder of xylem and phloem. This part is a __________.

Which of the following is closest to the center of a buttercup (eudicot) root?

In most leaves, chloroplast-containing cells are most closely compacted in the __________.