True or false, stems and roots

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Secondary growth happens in some dicots but very rarely in monocots.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   An endodermis is found in stems just as it is in roots.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Compared with a stem, a root has lots of cortex and little pith.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Cutting off the apical bud stops the axillary buds from growing out.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Lenticels let the inner cells of a woody stem exchange gases.

6. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Late wood laid down in autumn is denser than early spring wood.

Instructions

Tap true or false for each statement.

Explanation