Chapter 11:
Plant Development
Practice Test
1.
What are the tissues that fill up a plant body and give it shape and internal support?
a.
ground tissue
b.
bark
c.
cambium tissue
d.
cork tissue
Hint
2.
What substance produced by plants promotes the aging of plant tissues?
a.
abscisic acid
b.
gibberellin
c.
ethylene gas
d.
auxin
Hint
3.
What tissue produces bark on woody plants?
a.
cork cambium
b.
edge meristem
c.
apical meristem
d.
xylem
Hint
4.
What type of tissue does the outer surface of the vascular cambium produce?
a.
pericycle
b.
phloem
c.
xylem
d.
apical meristem
Hint
5.
What is a tissue that surrounds and provides nutrients for developing plant embryos?
a.
cotyledon
b.
endosperm
c.
seed coat
d.
meristem
Hint
6.
What is growth that continues after primary growth has been completed?
a.
regulated plant growth
b.
old age
c.
tertiary growth
d.
secondary growth
Hint
7.
What is the point at which a leaf emerges from the stem?
a.
shoot tip
b.
pericycle
c.
node
d.
cotyledon
Hint
8.
What tissue produces secondary roots, also called root branches?
a.
cork cambium
b.
pericycle
c.
apical meristem
d.
vascular tissue
Hint
9.
What substances cause plant cells to elongate when they are produced in low concentrations?
a.
cytokinins
b.
auxins
c.
ethylene gas
d.
gibberellins
Hint
10.
What is a plant's response to the relative length of light and darkness in a 24-hour period?
a.
tropism
b.
phototropism
c.
photoperiodism
d.
gravitropism
Hint
