33. Plant Anatomy

Which of the following correctly describes a feature unique to monocot stems?

Which is a type of tissue that both plants and animals have?

Which type of tissue is characterized by tightly packed cells that form continuous sheets and line the surfaces of organs and structures throughout the body?

Collenchyma cells can be identified by __________.

In what order would you pass through tissues when moving from the pith to the epidermis in a plant possessing secondary vascular tissue?

The plant tissue system most analogous to our circulatory system is the __________.

Which of the following best explains how the distribution of tissues contributes to human appearance and identity?

Which of the following is closest to the center of a woody stem?

Which of the following cells are dead at functional maturity?

Ground tissue is composed of undifferentiated cells with thin walls that are usually involved with storage. The inner portion of the ground tissue of a nonwoody stem is called __________, and the outer portion is called __________.

Wood is composed primarily of __________.

Artichoke hearts are tender and have a strong taste. The leaves have a strong taste, too, but most of an artichoke leaf is fibrous and too difficult to chew. The leaves must contain lots of __________.

Most of the photosynthesis in plants takes place in specialized __________ cells called the __________.

Guard cells __________.

A vandal killed a historic oak tree on the village green by girdling it with a chain saw. He cut through the bark and into the sapwood all the way around the tree. Why did the tree die?