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Biology Chapter 4
Test 4 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the root system commonly found in dicot plants? | Taproot |
| Another name for taproot | Primary roots |
| Carrots, beets and dandelions are known to be what type of roots? | Fleshy roots |
| What is the root system commonly found in monocot plants? | Fibrous |
| What are the roots that arise from the stem? | Adventitious roots |
| What are the long, fingerlike projections in roots? | Root hairs |
| What is the region of the root where food is stored? | Root cortex |
| These roots originate or grow from the primary or tap root. | Lateral roots |
| What is the process of mixing molecules of one substance through another by random molecular motion? | Diffusion |
| What is the one-way diffusion through a semi-permeable membrane? | Osmosis |
| What is water containing dissolved substances? | Solutes |
| What is the result of excessive fertilizing? | Burning |
| What is the upward flow of fluids through the xylem tubes? | Sap stream |
| What is the type of stem that grows underground and is often thought of as a root? | Tubers |
| The large bud at the and of the twig. | Terminal bud |
| This scales that protect the bud from winter and injury | Bud scales |
| The openings in the bark that allow air to enter the stem | Lenticels |
| The outer section of a woody stem that provides protection for the stem | Bark |
| Substance that stiffens cellulose walls of woody plants | Lignin |
| The older, inner wood of a tree | Heartwood |
| The younger functioning xylem tissue | Sapwood |
| The denser and darker layer in the annuals rings found in trees are formed during which season? | Summer |
| Vascular bundles contain these types of cells | Xylem and phloem |
| The outer covering of a monocot stem. | Rind |
| The type of reproduction where there is no union of sex cells | Asexual |