| Question | Answer |
| Which of the following is most involved in food storage?<br><br>
A. epidermal tissue<br>
B. ground tissue<br>
C. dermal tissue<br>
D. vascular tissue<br>
E. transport tissue<br> | B. ground tissue |
| The gritty stone cells of pears, the hard cells of seed coats, and blant fibers are examples of<br>
<br>
A. sclerenchyma<br>
B. collenchyma<br>
C. xylem<br>
D. parenchyma<br>
E. phloem<br> | A. sclerenchyma |
| Sugars are usually carried throughout the plant in which tissue?<br>
<br>
A. phloem<br>
B. parenchyma<br>
C. cortex<br>
D. xylem<br>
E. cambium<br> | A. phloem |
| The Casparian strip is associated with the<br>
<br>
A. endodermis<br>
B. root hairs<br>
C. epidermis<br>
D. cortex<br>
E. vascular tissue | A. endodermis |
| Human skin is primarily what type of epithelium?<br>
<br>
A. simple cuboidal<br>
B. simple columnar<br>
C. stratified squamous<br>
D. stratified cuboidal<br>
E. simple squamous | C. stratified squamous |
| Muscle that is not striated and is involuntary is<br>
<br>
A. both cardiac and smooth<br>
B. skeletal<br>
C. smooth<br>
D. striated<br>
E. cardiac | A. both cardiac and smooth |
| Plants need which of the following to carry out photosynthesis?<br>
<br>
A. CO2<br>
B. H2O<br>
C. both H2O and CO2<br>
D. O2<br>
E. both O2 and CO2 | C. both H2O and CO2 |
| Another word for biosynthetic is<br>
<br>
A. equilibrium<br>
B. enzymatic<br>
C. catabolic<br>
D. anabolic<br>
E. none of these | D. anabolic |
| Where in a plant cell is chlorophyll found?<br>
<br>
A. inside the mitochondria<br>
B. on the outer chloroplast membrane<br>
C. in the stroma<br>
D. in the thylakoids<br>
E. none of these | D. in the thylakoids |
| Enzymatic reactions can be controlled by<br>
<br>
A. pH<br>
B. salinity<br>
C. hormones<br>
D. temperature<br>
E. all of these | E. all of these |
| Perpetually young tissues where cells retain the ability to divide are<br>
<br>
A. vascular<br>
B. protective<br>
C. photosynthetic<br>
D. meristematic<br>
E. all of these | D. meristematic |
| Most of the water that enters a plant<br><br>A. is lost in transpiration<br>B. remains to form a high concentration of water in plant tissue<br>C. is used up in cellular metabolism<br>D. leaves through the root system<br>E. remains for translocation | A. is lost in transpiration |
| The openings in leaves that function to exchange gases are called<br>
<br>
A. stomata<br>
B. pits<br>
C. pores<br>
D. guard cells<br>
E. cuticles | A. stomata |
| Connective tissues include all of the following except<br>
<br>
A. cartilage<br>
B. bone<br>
C. blood<br>
D. fat<br>
E. outer layer of skin | E. outer layer of skin |
| Cardiac muscle cells are<br>
<br>
A. involuntary<br>
B. striated<br>
C. voluntary<br>
D. slow contracting<br>
E. both involuntary and striated | E. both involuntary and striated |
| ATP<br>
<br>
A. can be produced by photosynthesis<br>
B. is produced by the degradation of organic compounds such as glucose<br>
C. is released during aerobic respiration<br>
D. is generated in anaerobic respiration<br>
E. all of these are correct | E. all of these are correct |
| When ATP releases its energy, it forms<br>
<br>
A. AMP<br>
B. P<sub>i</sub><br>
C. ADP<br>
D. both ADP and P<sub>i</sub><br>
E. both AMP and P<sub>i</sub> | D. both ADP and P<sub>i</sub> |
| The ultimate source of energy for living things is<br>
<br>
A. the sun<br>
B. aerobic respiration<br>
C. the Krebs cycle<br>
D. fossil fuels<br>
E. glycolysis | A. the sun |
| Organisms that derive their chemical energy either from the process of chemosynthesis or photosynthesis are classified as<br>
<br>
A. heterotrophs<br>
B. parasites<br>
C. autotrophs<br>
D. saprophytes<br>
E. mutualists | C. autotrophs |
| Plant tissue noted for photosynthesis, storage, and secretion is<br>
<br>
A. collenchyma<br>
B. vascular cambium<br>
C. sclerenchyma<br>
D. parenchyma<br>
E. none of these | D. parenchyma |
| Roots are involved in all of the following activities EXCEPT<br>
<br>
A. food production<br>
B. food storage<br>
C. absorption and conduction<br>
D. support<br>
E. anchorage | A. food production |
| What type of tissue is blood?<br>
<br>
A. noncellular fluid<br>
B. adipose<br>
C. connective<br>
D. muscular<br>
E. epithelial | C. connective |
| Which liberates the most energy in the form of ATP?<br>
<br>
A. lactate fermentation<br>
B. anaerobic respiration<br>
C. aerobic respiration<br>
D. alcoholic fermentation<br>
E. all liberate the same amount, but through different means | C. aerobic respiration |
| Enzymes increase the rate of a chemical reaction by lowering what type of energy?<br>
<br>
A. activation<br>
B. thermal<br>
C. electrical<br>
D. solar<br>
E. combination | A. activation |
| Extensions of root epidermis used to increase absorption are called<br>
<br>
A. root hairs<br>
B. endodermis<br>
C. vascular cylinders<br>
D. pericycle<br>
E. adventitious roots | A. root hairs |
| Leaf veins are primarily what kind of tissue?<br>
<br>
A. vascular<br>
B. mesophyll<br>
C. ground<br>
D. dermal<br>
E. parenchyma | B. mesophyll |
| Muscle that is not striated and is involuntary is<br>
<br>
A. striated<br>
B. cardiac<br>
C. both cardiac and smooth<br>
D. skeletal<br>
E. smooth | E. smooth |
| Rapid communication throughout the body is accomplished by<br>
<br>
A. muscles<br>
B. hormones<br>
C. blood<br>
D. neurons<br>
E. connective tissue | D. neurons |
| During enzyme-catalyzed reactions, <i>substrate</i> is a synonym for<br>
<br>
A. reactant<br>
B. enzyme<br>
C. end product<br>
D. by-product<br>
E. none of these | A. reactant |
| Enzymes<br>
<br>
A. may place physical stress on the bonds of the substrate<br>
B. may require cofactors<br>
C. change shapes to facilitate certain reactions<br>
D. control the speed of a reaction<br>
E. all of these | E. all of these |
| Chlorophyll reflects (does not absorb) which color of light?<br>
<br>
A. red<br>
B. yellow<br>
C. blue<br>
D. orange<br>
E. green | E. green |
| The carbon source for organisms that derive their energy from photosynthesis is<br>
<br>
A. glucose<br>
B. hydrocarbon<br>
C. methane<br>
D. carbon dioxide<br>
E. carbon monoxide | D. carbon dioxide |
| The cells that function with the sieve tubes are the<br>
<br>
A. vessels<br>
B. adjunct cells<br>
C. companion cells<br>
D. sclereids<br>
E. periderm | C. companion cells |
| Gaseous exchange occurs in plants through these structures in the epidermis of leaves.<br>
<br>
A. cotyledons<br>
B. tracheids<br>
C. sclereids<br>
D. companion cells<br>
E. stomata | E. stomata |
| Which of the following cell types are considered part of nervous tissue?<br>
<br>
A. neuropathic<br>
B. neurons and neuroglia<br>
C. neuroglia<br>
D. neurons and neuropathic<br>
E. neurons | B. neurons and neuroglia |
| Mycorrhizae<br>
<br>
A. increase the surface area for absorption of water and minerals<br>
B. allow a plant to absorb more water<br>
C. are symbionts<br>
D. increase plant growth<br>
E. all of these | E. all of these |
| The tissue that lines internal surfaces of the body is<br>
<br>
A. adipose<br>
B. supporting connective<br>
C. loose connective<br>
D. epithelial<br>
E. fibrous | D. epithelial |
| Glycolysis<br><br>A. results in production of pyruvate and occurs in cytoplasm<br>B. results in production of pyruvate<br>C. occurs in cytoplasm<br>D. occurs in mitochondria and results in production of pyruvate<br>
E. occurs in mitochondria | A. results in production of pyruvate and occurs in cytoplasm |
| The main photosynthetic area of a leaf is composed of<br>
<br>
A. epidermis<br>
B. mesophyll<br>
C. xylem<br>
D. cortex<br>
E. none of these | B. mesophyll |
| Which muscle type is considered voluntary?<br>
<br>
A. cardiac<br>
B. smooth<br>
C. both cardiac and smooth<br>
D. both skeletal and smooth<br>
E. striated | E. striated |
| Thylakoid disks are<br>
<br>
A. also called the stroma<br>
B. participants in the light-independent reactions<br>
C. separate compartments<br>
D. stacked<br>
E. none of these | D. stacked |