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Content submodule 2 PLANT TISSUES 1.71.The tissue which was studied has a large nucleus, a Meristematic tissues are group of cells that have the thick cytoplasm without vacuoles; numerous ability to divide. These tissues in a plant consist of mitochondias and ribosomes; a poor developed small, densely packed cells that can keep dividing to endoplasmic reticulum; no crystals. This is … form new cells. Meristems give rise to permanent tissues A. meristem and have the following characteristics. Sach as: B. endosperm meristem cells are parenchymatous, alive, tightly closed C. periderm apical with thin walls. They have large nucleus, thick D. epidermis meristem cytoplasmic fluid and numerous ribosomes, and with E. epiblema tiny vacuoles or no vacuoles at all. Chloroplasts and chromoplasts are absent; there are proplastids and intercalary leucoplasts. meristems lateral meristems 1.72. Stem thickens due to the function of the … Lateral meristems coincidentally can be found growing A. lateral meristem laterally to the plant, cause it to grow laterally (i.e., B. apical meristem larger in diameter). Lateral meristems are responsible for C. traumatic meristem secondary thickening, which is required by perennial D. intercalary meristem plants that grow year after year, and need the structural E. endodermis support to continue doing so. 1.73. While we do microscopical analysis of the axis The vascular cambium is a secondary lateral meristem. organ between secondary phloem and secondary xylem The vascular cambium is the source of both the we find tissue in the form of the multi-layer ring. Cells secondary xylem (inwards, towards the pith) and the are alive, thin-walled, densely closed, flattened and are secondary phloem (outwards), and is located between situated in radial layers. So, this tissue is … these tissues in the stems, roots and rhizomes. Vascular A. cambium cambium is found in dicots and gymnosperms but not B. procambium monocots, which usually lack secondary growth. C. phellogen secondphloem D. pericycle E. phelloderm cambium second xylem 1.74. Cambium is a … Cambium (secondary lateral meristem) is formed A. secondary meristem from procambium, pericycle or cells of basic tissues. B. covering tissue Cambium is divids constantly and forms secondary C. primary meristem phloem and xylem, thus it provides thickening of D.conductive tissue organs. Cambium replenishes phloem and xylem of E. basic tissue open collateral and bicollateral bundles by new 1.75. When determining the type and characteristics of elements. It is typical for axial organs of dicots. vascular bundles of axial organs, it is necessary to consider mutual arrangement of the phloem and xylem, the presence of facings and ... A. сambium B. epiderm C. periderm D. pericycle E. phellogen 1.76. The main role in the formation of lateral The pericycle is secondary lateral meristem. roots belongs to … The pericycle is a cylinder of parenchyma cells that lies just A. pericycle inside the endoderma and is the outer most part of the stele of B. procambium plants. C. cambium In dicots, it also has the capacity to produce lateral roots. D. apical meristem endoderma E. lateral meristerm 1.77. Lateral roots are formed endogenously and they develop as a result of the activity of the … A. pericycle B. procambium C. cambium D. apical meristem E. phellogen pericycle 1.78.Microscopic examination of ground tissue of a small branch revealed cork and phelloderm. remains of epidermis These are the derivates of: A. phellogen cork cells (or phellem) B. procambium C. cambium phellogen D. protoderm (or cork cambium) E. pericycle phelloderm 1.79. Microscopic examination of a stem of a perennial plant revealed integumentary tissue of secondary origin that was formed as a result of activity of … A. рhellogen Phellogen is secondary meristerm. Phellogenis situated B. рericycle between cork cells and phelloderm. Cells of the phellogen C. рrocambium divide and form the cork cells and phelloderm. Those three D. сambium tissues forming secondary covering tissues – periderm (see E. рrotoderm Fig. test 1.58, 1.61). 1.80. While microscopical analysis of the perennial plant stem we find covering tissue of the secondary origin, which is formed by the activity of … A. phellogen B. procambium C. cambium D. cortex parenchyma E. pericycle 1.81. Lenticels are discovered in periderm of the Lenticels are adaptations in the periderm for gas and water perennial plant stem, they are formed by activity of exchange, which are formed from phellogen in the places, … where the stomas are situated in the epidermis (see Fig. test A. phellogen 1.60). B. procambium C. cambium D. cortex parenchyma E. pericycle 1.82. Covering tissue has root hairs, have no Epiblema (or rhizoderma) is a typical coveringabsorption stomas and cuticle. This is … tissue that covers an absorption zone of the root. It consists of A. epiblema alive thin-walled cells that provide absorption of water and B. epidermis mineral solutions C. periderm D. velamen E. exoderm 1.83. Microscopical examination of transverse section of root revealed investing tissue consisting of a thin- walled, closely joining cells with root fibrilla. This tissue is called: A. epiblem B. root cap (pileorhiza) C. epiderm D. endoderm epiblema E. periderm with root hairs 1.84. While we do microscopical analysis we find complex tissue, which consists of alive cells with thickened and cutinized external cell walls, stomas and hairs. This is … stoma basic cell A. epidermis B. periderm cell wall C. cortex hair D. epiblema E. velamen stoma Epidermis is comlex tissue consisting of stomas (stomas apparatus), basic cells of epidermis and trichomes (or hairs). The epidermis is a single-layered group of cells that covers plants' leaves, flowers, roots and stems. The epidermis serves several functions, it protects against water loss, regulates gas exchange, secretes metabolic compounds. 1.85. In the leaf epidermis one can see complexes Stomas (stomas apparatus) are component of the containing pairwise approximate semilunar cells with epidermis. By their help gas exchange and transpiration chloroplasts. These are … are realized. Each stoma is bordered by two kidney- A. stomas shaped cells that usually are smaller than most of the B. hydatodes neighboring epidermal cells. These are called guard C. trichomes subsidiarycells cells and unlike other cells of either epidermis, they D. glandules contain chloroplasts and thick cell walls. Cells which are E. lenticels` situated around guard cells, are called subsidiary cells. The stomatic cleft opens and closes because of turgor epidermiscells pressure changing, which is regulated of monosaccharides content formed in the process of photosynthesis. chloroplasts stoma cleft guard cells 1.86. Microscopy of epidermis of the dicot plant leaf has Anomocytic type of stomata shown that cells around guard cells do not differ from most propagation. Adverse cells the base cells. So, this type of stomata is … uneducated. Guard cells surrounded by basal epidermal A. anomocytic cells. B. diacytic C. paracytic D. tetracytic E. anisocytic 1.87. Leaves of the plants Mustard (Brassicaceae) Anisocytic type is a type where Family are covered by epidermis, which has stoma three cells are situated around apparatus with three subsidiary cells of different stomata, and one of them is smaller size. These types of stoma apparatus is called … or large than others (e.g. families A. anisocytic Brassicaceae ,Polygonaceae, etc.) B. diacytic C. paracytic D. anomocytic E. tetracytic 1.88. While microscopical study of the epidermis Diacytic typeis a type when two of the Lamiaceae (Mint) Family leaf it is subsidiary cells are situated around ascertained that both subsidiary cells of the stomas stomata and their adjacent side is are situated transversely to stoma slit. Stoma perpendicular to stomatic cleft (e.g. apparatus is … families Lamiaceae, Myrtaceae). A. diacytic B. anomocytic C. anisocytic D. tetracytic E. paracytic 1.89. Microscopy of a leaf epidermis of Tetracytic type is a type where the stoma with four Convallaria majalis showed that the stomata had subsidiary cells, two of them are lateral and another two are four accessory cells. Two of them were lateral, and polar (e.g. families of the Monocots, rarely – Dicots). two other were polar. What type of stomatal mechanism is it? A. tetracytic B. diacytic C. anomocytic D. paracytic E. anisocytic 1.90. Stomas of leaf epidermis of Vinca minor Two subsidiary cells, which have two subsidiary cells; their longitudinal axes join parallel to the stomata are parallel to the somatic cleft. So, stoma cleft is typical for paracytic apparatus is ... type stomata apparatus A. paracytic (e.g. Fagaceae, Rosaceae, B. diacytic Myrtaceae,Apocynaceae family C. anomocytic etc.). D. tetracytic E. anisocytic 1.91. While we do microscopical study of the triennial stem on the cross section we detected remains of epidermis covering tissue, which consists of densely close dead brown cells, with thick cell walls, which cork cells (or phellem) impregnate with suberin. This is … A. cork cells (or phellema) phellogen B. epiblema (or cork cambium) C. epidermis D. collenchyme phelloderm E. chlorenchyma 1.92. While we do microscopical study of the stem we found out a covering tissue which consists of cork, phellogen and phelloderm. This tissue complex forms … Periderm is complex tissue consisting from cork (or A. periderm phellem), phellogen (or cork cambium) and phelloderm. It is B. epidermis the secondary integumentary tissue which is formed in the C. xylem perennial dicots and gymnospermous stems by the end of the D. phloem first year of living in the result of phellogen is activity. It has E. collenchyma protective function. 1.93.Phellogen is formed either from pericycle or A meristem is a tissue in most plants consisting of from the basic tissue which is obtaining the undifferentiated cells (meristemate cells), foun in zones of the meristem activity. Name the type of tissue which is plant where growth can take place. formed from fellogen. A. covering tissue B.
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