Study Guide 2 – Plant tissues
1. What is the primary body of a plant? What are meristems?
2. Where in the plant do you find apical meristems?
3. What are the functions of the apical meristems of a plant?
4. What would happen if the apical meristem of a stem is cut off?
5. How are apical meristems protected?
6. Name the three groups of adult primary tissues that are present in a plant.
7. What are simple and complex tissues?
8. What are the characteristics of the cells of the epidermis?
9. What is the cuticle?
10. What is the function of the cuticle?
11. Do all parts of a plant have a cuticle? Why? or why not?
12. What are stomata?
13. Describe the cells that form a stoma (guard cells)
14. Explain how stomata work.
15. Describe a trichome (hair)
16. What are the functions of trichomes in a plant?
17. Why do plants produce trichomes?
18. Where in the plant do you find parenchyma tissue?
19. What are the characteristics of the cells of parenchyma tissue?
20. What types of parenchyma tissue do you know?
21. Name the functions of the different types of parenchyma tissue and examples.
22.Name several plants whose photosynthetic parenchyma is used in different man activities. Give clear
examples and explain. Repeat about the storage parenchyma.
22. What are the characteristics of the cells of collenchyma tissue?
23. What is the function of collenchyma tissue?
24. Where in the plant do you find this tissue?
25. Name the characteristics of the two types of cells present in sclerenchyma tissue.
26. What are the functions of this tissue?
27. Name and describe the cells of the xylem.
28. What is the function of this tissue?
29. In which direction does the xylem flow? Why?
30. Describe the cells of the phloem
31. What is the function of this tissue?
32. In which direction does phloem flows? Why?
33. What are essential oils?
34. Why does the plant produces essential oils?
35. Give examples of essential oils.
36. Where does the plant produces essential oils?
37. Name different structures that secrete defense substances.
38. Give an example of a plant whose trichomes are harmful to humans.
39. Name commercial uses of essential oils.