17.1–17.3: Three basic tissue types give rise to diverse plant characteristics.

Plants are an extremely diverse and successful group of organisms.

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Question 17.22

What role does soil play in the life of a terrestrial plant?

  • a) The plant is anchored in the soil.
  • b) The plant obtains water and nutrients from the soil.
  • c) The roots of the plant obtain oxygen from the soil.
  • d) All of the above are correct.
  • e) Only a) and b) are correct.

Question 17.23

Which of the following tissues is found in both the stem and the roots of a plant?

  • a) vascular tissue
  • b) dermal tissue
  • c) ground tissue
  • d) meristematic tissue
  • e) All of the above tissues are found in both the stem and the roots.

Question 17.24

Leaves are generally thin, with a three-layered structure that includes all of the following except.

  • a) veins of vascular tissue.
  • b) non-photosynthetic epidermal cells.
  • c) a few layers of photosynthetic cells.
  • d) apical meristem cells.
  • e) stomata.

Question 17.25

The cuticle of a leaf is:

  • a) responsible for delivering water to the leaves.
  • b) responsible for much of the photosynthesis in plants.
  • c) the site where most of the photosynthetic products of plants are used.
  • d) a waxy, non-living layer that minimizes water loss.
  • e) All of the above are correct.