Test Bank for Stern’s Introductory Plant Biology -12th Edition by James Bidlack

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Product Description Test Bank For Stern’s Introductory Plant Biology -12th Edition by James Bidlack INSTANT DOWNLOAD What student Can You Expect From A Test Bank? A test bank will include the following questions: Description Stern’s Introductory Plant Biology -12th Edition by James Bidlack -test bank Chapter 06 Stems Multiple Choice Questions 1. When three or more leaves occur at a node, the leaf arrangement is said to be A. opposite. B. triplicate. C. alternate. D. whorled. E. crowded. Stern – 006 Chapter… #11 2. Axillary buds are found in A. axils. B. along internodes. C. at tips of stems. D. on terminal buds. E. on roots. Stern – 006 Chapter… #12 3. A twig’s age can be determined by A. counting the number of leaves or leaf scars on it. B. counting the number of groups of bud scale scars on it. C. measuring the distances between nodes.

D. counting nodes. E. examining its pith. Stern – 006 Chapter… #13 4. Which can be used to determine the age of a woody twig? A. leaf scars B. vascular bundle scars C. lenticels D. terminal bud scale scars E. birth certificate Stern – 006 Chapter… #34 5. Paired appendages associated with leaf petioles are ___________________. A. bundle scars B. primordia C. stipules D. cuticles E. leaf scars 6. Leaves and buds are attached to the stem at the A. internodes. B. axils. C. apex. D. nodes. E. sides. Stern – 006 Chapter… #32 7. The leaf arrangement of a stem with one leaf at each node is called ____________. A. whorled B. decussate C. opposite D. scattered E. alternate 8. Most leaves are attached to the stem by the __________. A. adventitious buds B. internodes C. petiole D. petiolule E. bud scales 9. An annual ring A. consists primarily of cells produced by an apical meristem. B. consists of one year’s growth of xylem and phloem. C. consists of one year’s growth of xylem. D. includes cortex and pith tissue. E. conducts food. Stern – 006 Chapter… #1 10. In a mature, woody dicot stem, the tissue between the xylem and the phloem is the __________. A. vascular cambium B. cortex

C. apical meristem D. cork cambium E. pith 11. Which of the following gives rise to primary tissues? A. procambium B. phelloderm C. cork cambium D. vascular cambium E. phloem rays Stern – 006 Chapter… #6 12. The procambium produces A. secondary xylem and phloem. B. cortex. C. pith. D. epidermis. E. primary xylem and phloem. Stern – 006 Chapter… #15 13. The _______________ is a primary meristem that produces parenchyma cells of the cortex. A. procambium B. ground meristem C. protoderm D. phelloderm E. pericycle Stern – 006 Chapter… #14 14. Primary meristems are produced by cell division in the _____________. A. shoot apical meristem B. leaf primordia C. vascular cambium D. cork cambium E. ray initials 15. Which of the following describe leaf gaps and bud gaps? A. gaps in the cylinders of xylem and phloem where traces branch off from them B. air spaces in leaves C. spaces on internodes between leaves D. spaces between bud scales E. None of these answers are correct. Stern – 006 Chapter… #17 16. Cells produced by the vascular cambium do NOT include A. tracheids. B. vessel elements. C. phelloderm. D. sieve-tube elements. E. companion cells. Stern – 006 Chapter… #18

17. Increase in girth of a tree is due to the activity of A. procambium. B. ground meristem. C. protoderm. D. vascular cambium. E. periderm. Stern – 006 Chapter… #19 18. As woody stems age, lenticels develop directly beneath A. outer xylem. B. stomata. C. axillary buds. D. terminal buds. E. outer phloem. Stern – 006 Chapter… #20 19. An increment borer is A. a beetle that consumes wood in several small stages. B. an instrument used for determining the age of a tree. C. a device for calculating the number of leaves on a tree. D. a small wood drill. E. an electronic instrument used for determining if the wood of a tree is healthy. Stern – 006 Chapter… #25 20. This tissue is responsible for the production of cork cells. A. procambium B. phellem C. phylogene D. phellogen E. phelloderm Stern – 006 Chapter… #36 21. Retardation of water loss by cork cells is provided by A. suberin and waxes. B. lignin. C. compressed tissue layers. D. stomates. E. both [compressed tissue layers and stomates] are correct Stern – 006 Chapter… #37 22. Which of the following statements pertaining to monocots is true? A. They have no vascular cambium. B. Their vascular bundles are arranged in a ring. C. Most of them are woody. D. They have a definite cortex and pith. E. Their stems generally have conspicuous cork. Stern – 006 Chapter… #2 23. Which of the following function primarily in the lateral conduction of food in a stem? A. resin canals B. laticifers C. tyloses

D. lenticels E. rays Stern – 006 Chapter… #4 24. The tyloses that prevent conduction of any kind in wood are most frequently found in A. laticifers. B. sieve-tube elements. C. resin canals. D. cork cells. E. xylem cells. Stern – 006 Chapter… #7 25. In woody dicots, which of the following may eventually be crushed as growth occurs? A. secondary xylem B. cork C. cork cambium D. cortex E. vascular cambium Stern – 006 Chapter… #35 26. Which of the following would NOT be part of a stele? A. cortex B. primary xylem C. primary phloem D. pith E. All of these answers are correct. Stern – 006 Chapter… #21 27. Siphonosteles occur in most A. club mosses. B. coniferous plants. C. monocots. D. ferns. E. dicots. Stern – 006 Chapter… #22 28. Discrete patches of xylem and phloem found in herbaceous dicot stems are called A. lenticels. B. steles. C. vascular bundles. D. annual rings. E. tyloses. Stern – 006 Chapter… #23 29. A discrete region of xylem and phloem in a dicot stem is called a A. vascular cambium. B. vascular sheath. C. vascular bundle. D. vascular cortex. E. vascular node. Stern – 006 Chapter… #35

30. Older, nonfunctioning xylem is called A. sapwood. B. summer wood. C. springwood. D. winter wood. E. heartwood. Stern – 006 Chapter… #24 31. Which function does the stem have in common with the root? A. synthesis of starch B. photosynthesis C. conduction D. absorption E. both [photosynthesis and conduction] are correct Stern – 006 Chapter… #31 32. The stems of all flowering plants and conifers have _________________. A. protosteles B. siphonosteles C. woody stems D. eusteles E. stems with pith Stern – 006 Chapter… #3 33. In a young stem epidermal tissue, produced by the __________, is replaced by cork tissue, produced by the __________ in woody stems. A. protoderm; cork cambium B. ground meristem; apical meristem C. protoderm; vascular cambium D. procambium; vascular cambium E. cork cambium; protoderm 34. Horizontal stems that produce roots and shoots are A. cladophylls B. stolons. C. tubers. D. bulbs. E. corms. Stern – 006 Chapter… #39 35. The “eyes” of the Irish potato are actually A. axillary buds. B. fibrous roots. C. internodes. D. adventitious roots. E. flower buds. Stern – 006 Chapter… #40 36. Cone-shaped stems surrounded by many scalelike leaves that are modified for food storage are A. bulbs. B. corms.

C. tubers. D. rhizomes. E. stolons. Stern – 006 Chapter… #41 37. Which of the following specialized stems have relatively long internodes? A. rhizomes B. stolons C. tubers D. corms E. bulbs Stern – 006 Chapter… #5 38. Which is a product of a woody stem? A. lumber B. turpentine C. bottle corks D. paper pulp E. All of these answers are correct Stern – 006 Chapter… #38 39. Which of the following have no nodes or internodes? A. stolons B. rhizomes C. cladophylls D. tubers E. none of these answers are correct. Stern – 006 Chapter… #28 40. You can determine whether an unknown plant structure that you dig up is a stem or root by ______________. A. determining whether it is divided into nodes and internodes B. checking for the presence of a root cap C. checking for the presence of woody tissue and bark D. determining if the structure has protoderm, ground meristem, and procambium E. checking to see if it produces lateral roots with root hairs 41. Specialized stems may function as _____________. A. photosynthetic organs B. for food storage C. for water storage D. for protection E. All of these are functions of certain specialized stems. 42. A very thin sheet of desirable wood that is carefully cut so as to produce the best possible view of the grain and then glued to cheaper lumber is called A. excelsior. B. cooperage. C. quartersawed wood. D. veneer. E. piling wood. Stern – 006 Chapter… #9

43. A wood’s capacity to withstand decay organisms is referred to as its A. density. B. specific gravity. C. durability. D. seasoning capacity. E. charcoal capacity. Stern – 006 Chapter… #10 44. Wood cells are composed primarily of cellulose and A. lignin. B. pectin. C. starch. D. glucose. E. suberin. Stern – 006 Chapter… #29 45. The bases of lost branches that have become covered over with new annual rings of wood are called A. veneer. B. traces. C. seasoned wood. D. knots. E. lignum vitae. Stern – 006 Chapter… #30 46. The pattern of growth in a woody stem that allows someone to determine the age of the stem results from a. growth of the apical meristem b. growth of the cork cambium C. production of spring and summer wood by vascular cambium d. development of knots e. all of these answers are correct Stern – 006 Chapter… #8 47. When comparing woody stems to herbaceous stems, woody stems typically ______________. A. have no vascular cambium B. produce new growth each season C. normally live only one season D. are usually green and soft E. both [produce new growth each season and are usually green and soft] are correct 48. Rays consist primarily of A. dead cells. B. long-lived parenchyma. C. tracheids. D. vessel elements. E. sieve tubes. Stern – 006 Chapter… #26 True / False Questions

49. The cortex and the pith consist primarily of parenchyma cells. TRUE Stern – 006 Chapter… #42 50. Most stem tips have caps over them that protect them while they are growing. FALSE Stern – 006 Chapter… #43 51. Lenticels and stomata function in gas exchange. TRUE Stern – 006 Chapter… #44 52. An increment borer is a common pest of woody stems. FALSE Stern – 006 Chapter… #45 53. Phloem rays appear to be continuous with xylem rays. TRUE Stern – 006 Chapter… #46 54. The difference between the inner bark and the outer bark is that the outer bark is aged inner bark tissue. FALSE Stern – 006 Chapter… #47 55. Nearly all plants produce laticifers. FALSE Stern – 006 Chapter… #48 56. Lignin, which is found in the walls of xylem cells, makes the cells tough and hard. TRUE Stern – 006 Chapter… #49 57. Quartersawed boards are those that have been cut along rays, or parallel to the rays. TRUE Stern – 006 Chapter… #50 58. A cladophyll is a stem with thick bark. FALSE Stern – 006 Chapter… #51 59. Knots are branch bases that have become covered over by new wood. TRUE Stern – 006 Chapter… #52 60. Corms and bulbs differ in that corms have fleshy leaves whereas bulbs do not. FALSE Stern – 006 Chapter… #53 61. Specialized stems that aid grape vines and Boston ivy in climbing are called stipules. FALSE Stern – 006 Chapter… #54 62. Adventitious roots may be produced on rhizomes. TRUE Stern – 006 Chapter… #55

63. Monocot plants frequently develop woody stems. FALSE