Worksheet Chapter 1: Organisation of Plant Tissues and Growth

1. True or False: Sclerenchyma tissue consists of living cells with thin primary cell walls reinforced with pectin.

2. Briefly describe the role of the Vascular Cambium during secondary growth in eudicot stems.

3. Fill in the blank: Tissues consisting of actively dividing undifferentiated cells located at root and shoot tips are called ________ meristems.

4. State two structural differences between Collenchyma tissue and Sclerenchyma tissue.

5. True or False: Perennial plants complete their entire life cycle within a single growing season and then die.

6. Differentiate between the growth curves of an Annual plant and a Perennial plant.

7. Explain how annual rings are formed in woody trees growing in temperate regions.

8. Which of the following permanent tissues transports sucrose and organic nutrients throughout the plant?

9. Identify the three zones of growth at the root tip in order from the apex upward, and state the primary process occurring in each zone.

10. Explain why secondary growth is essential for tall woody dicotyledonous plants.