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Questions
1. What is the function of the Casparian strip in the endodermal cells of roots?
a. To force water and nutrients to pass through membranes
b. To generate the pressure necessary to push water into the shoot
c. To produce lateral roots
d. To allow water to move apoplastically into the xylem
2. What is the similarity between spores and gametes?
a. They are made by a sporophyte
b. They divide by mitosis
c. They are produced by meiosis
d. They can fuse with another cell to form a new organism
e. They are haploid
3. What is typically the result of double fertilization in angiosperms?
a. Two embryos develop in every seed.
b. The endosperm develops into a diploid nutrient tissue.
c. A triploid zygote is formed.
d. Both a diploid embryo and triploid endosperm are formed.
e. The antipodal cells develop into the seed coat.
4. What tissue makes up most of the wood of a tree?
a. mesophyll cells
b. vascular cambium
c. secondary xylem
d. primary xylem
e. secondary phloem
5. Which cells are no longer capable of carrying out the process of DNA transcription?
a. tracheids
b. companion cells
c. glandular cells
d. mature mesophyll cells
e. meristematic cells