Department of Plant Science

University of Fort Hare

Biology 100/111Test
Examiner : Dr. B. Mayekiso
Marks
: 60

Date : 12 May 2010

Time : 1 Hour
Question 1

Answer each of the following questions by choosing the most appropriate answer
1. The chewy, stringy cells that are obvious when you eat celery are
a) Xylem
b) Collenchyma
c) Phloem
d) Sclerenchyma
e) Parenchyma
2. The gritty stone cells of pear, the hard cells of seed coats and fibers are example
of
a) Xylem
b) Collenchyma
c) Phloem
d) Sclerenchyma
e) Parenchyma
3. The cell type that is found only in secondary tissues is
a) Epidermis
b) Sclereids
c) Periderm
d) Collenchymas
e) Cuticle
4. .develops into the plants surface layer
a) Epidermis
b) Leaf mesophyll
c) Cortex
d) Pith
e) All of the above
5. The cells that function with the sieve tubes are the
a) Vessels
b) Companion cells
c) Adjunct cells
d) Sclereids
e) Periderm

(5)

Question 2
Fill in the blanks
Vascular tissue consists of primary (1) ____________ which conducts water and ions
from the roots to the photosynthetic areas, and the primary (2) ____________ which
conducts ends products of photosynthesis away to storage areas and also help to
support the plant. The highly specialized cells of xylem that passively conduct water
and (3)___________ are called (4)___________, ____________ which are perforated
at one end , and (5)___________, which are not perforated but have (6)___________
that allow water to move from one cell to another cell.
The specialized cells of phloem that conduct and store (7)______________ are called
(8) _____ _______ ________, the walls of these cells are called (9) ______________
because they have larger pores than do side walls. (10) _____________ are thought to
help to load and unload the phloem pipeline. In young plants, (11) _____________,
the outermost layer of cells, is a single, continuous protective covering of cells. Roots
epidermis tend to promote (12) ______________ from the surrounding soil, shoot
epidermis tend to restrict (13 _______________ _________ and discourage (14)
_________. In plants that undergo secondary development this epidermis is replaced
by (15) ______________.
(15)
Question 3
Choose the one most appropriate for each. Write a letter next to the number.
1. ____________casparian strip
2. ____________companion cells
3. ____________cork cambium
4. ____________trachieds
5. ____________guard cells
6. ____________vessel member
7. ____________palisade mesophyll
8. ____________pericycle
9. ____________vascular bundles
10. ___________ sclereids

A. give rise to periderm

B. nucleate phloem cell that helps load and off
load the pipeline
C. dead cells with perforation plates: more
efficient at water conduction done other xylem
cells
D. a continuous thin band of wax suberin
deposits
E. living nonnucleated cells that conduct
food from photosynthetic source area to
storage sink area.
F. a cylinder of parenchyma cells outside the
vascular tissue but inside the endodermis
G. clusters of strands containing xylem,
phloem and vascular cambium.
H. dead cells without perforation plates, the
principal xylem cells of nonflowering plants.
I. cells with thick secondary walls
impregnated with lignin that are
especially abundant in fruits and seeds
J. surrounds each stoma, regulate gas exchange.

K. the principal photosynthetic region of the leaf.

L. unspecialized tissues that will form a specific
organ later.
N. produce vascular tissue arranged parallel
with the stem axis.
(10)
Question 4
Choose the one most appropriate for each. Write the number and the correct word
for each.
1. Ecotone. ___________
2. Food Chain. _______
3. Biome. ________
4. Detritus feeders. ________
5. Autotrophs/Heterophs. _______
6. Wild species. ________
7. Sodium. ________
8. Macro element. _______
9. Iron. _______
10. Food crop. _________

A. A species that exists as a population of

individual in their natural habitat.
B. This is an example of a domesticated species
C. The core of the earth is made up of this.
D. These are elements that are needed in large
amounts.
E. Is an example of a micro-nutrient?
F. A large region characterized by a distinct
climate.
G. The region contain a mixture of species from
adjacent regions.
H. Another term for self feeders
I. They extract nutrients from partly
decomposed matter.
J. Sequence of organisms, each of which is the
source of food to the other.
(10)
Question 5

Fill in
Elements
Carbon (C)
Nitrogen (N)
1.
Sulfur (S)

(P)

Main nonliving
storehouse
Atmospheric cycle
Carbon dioxide
2
Atmospheric cycle
Nitrogen gas N2

Main forms in
living organisms
5...

Sedimentary cycle
Phosphate (3...)
in rocks
Sedimentary cycle
Rocks iron
disulfide and pyrite
and 4..

7...

6...

Sulfur-containing
amino-acids in most
proteins and
10.

Other nonliving
storehouse
Hydrological cycle
8..(CO32-)
Bicarbonate (HCO3-)
Hydrological cycle
ammonium (NH4+)
9................. (NO3-)
Hydrological cycle
dissolved phosphate
(PO43-)
Atmospheric cycle
hydrogen sulfide
Hydrological cycle
Sulfuric acid
(10)

Question 6
Make use of the clue given below to fill in the puzzle
Across
1. The outer most and the thinner zone of the earth.
2. Type of a nucleic acid
3. A detritus feeder
4. Way of life or a life style of a species.
5. Group of different species occupying a particular place to form a community
6. Is a type of scavenger.
7. Species that serve as early warning that a community or an ecosystem is being
damaged.
8. The region contains a mixture of species from adjacent regions.
9. Long term weather
10. Can neither be created nor destroyed.
Down
1. is an example of a domesticated species.
2. A . is an example of a Generalist species.
3. Combination of tissues forms what?
4. Non living component of the ecosystem.
5. Rich in silicon
6. Source of Oxygen and Hydrogen
7. Adenosine diphosphate
8. A type of a nut
9. Beside carbon, oxygen and hydrogen, plants general require.. for grow.
10. Lake and rivers run into it.
1

C
O

U
3

O
R

S
5

A
8
7

T
L

L
E

I
9
8

I
O

5
6

C
O

I
10

10

O
E
U
T

A
L

N
(10)

Good Luck