17.1–17.3
17.1–Three basic tissue types give rise to diverse plant characteristics.
Plants are an extremely diverse and successful group of organisms.
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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.
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.
Leaves are generally thin, with a three-
- a) veins of vascular tissue.
- b) non-
photosynthetic epidermal cells. - c) a few layers of photosynthetic cells.
- d) apical meristem cells.
- e) stomata.
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.
