Abeka Grade 10 Biology Quiz 5

Front 1

The outer covering of a herbaceous monocot stem is the _____.

Back 1

rind

Front 2

Wood is another name for ____ tissue.

Back 2

xylem

Front 3

Trees, such as pines and firs, that grow tall and straight with small branches coming from a large central shaft have ____ branching.

Back 3

spirelike

Front 4

The bundles of xylem and phloem tubes in a herbaceous stem are ____ bundles.

Back 4

vascular

Front 5

The large bud at the end of a twig that allow a stem to grow in length is the ____. bud.

Back 5

terminal

Front 6

Small openings in the bark that allow air to enter the stem are ____.

Back 6

lenticels

Front 7

The alternating patterns in a woody stem consisting of distinct layers of springwood and summerwood are called ____.

Back 7

growth rings or wood grain

Front 8

The older, inner wood of a stem that can no longer conduct sap but serves only as support for the stem is called ____.

Back 8

heartwood

Front 9

The outer section of a woody stem, which protects the stem and contains the phloem, is called the ____.

Back 9

bark

Front 10

The section of a twig between nodes is the ____.

Back 10

internode