xylem tissue - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the name of the part of the root that allows water and minerals to enter?

root hairs

epidermis

phloem

phyla

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Specific type of plant tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots, through the stems, to leaves

vascular plant

nonvascular plant

xylem

phloem

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Other than transporting water, what is a function of xylem?

making food

transporting food

helping support the plant

catching light

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How does most water cross the root to the endodermis?

By the apoplast pathway

By the symplast pathway

By the vacuolar pathway

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which pathway is blocked by the Casparian strip in the endodermis?

Apoplast pathway

Symplast pathway

Vacuolar pathway

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which type of cell found in xylem contains pits?

Vessels

Tracheids

Parenchyma

Fibres

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Recall what substance is used to thicken and strengthen xylem walls in woody plants.

Protein

Mineral ions

Lignin

Glucose

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the function of root hair?

it is a place to store the food and gas

it increases surface area to absorb more water

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the specialised protein channels that help to transport water across the membrane in root hair cells?

proton pumps

apoptosis channels

water channels

aquaporins

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In xylem, there are gaps within the lignin called _____. These allow surrounding cells to be supplied with water.

holes

plasmolemma

pits

companion cells

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Casparian strip contains a waterproof band made of ______ that prevents further progress of water in the cell walls.

lignin

cellulose

suberin

starch

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Movement of water through the cytoplasm and plasmodesmata in the root, is known as the:

apoplastic pathway

symplastic pathway

cellular pathway

vacuolar pathway

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The bulk movement of a substance, such as water in the xylem is known as:

group flow

mass flow

co-ordinated flow

team flow

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In symplastic pathway water moves from cell to cell through

plasmodesmata

cell walls

stomata

none

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

in apoplastic pathway, water moves through the

plasmodesmata

cell wall

mesophyll

sieve tube elements

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