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1. Plants have developed bark and waxy cuticle to ________. defend against herbi

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Question

1. Plants have developed bark and waxy cuticle to ________.

defend against herbivory

control the opening and closing of the stoma

reduce the rate of water loss from the surface of a leaf

2. When the cells of the apical meristem divide, ________ occurs.

secondary growth

tertiary growth

primary growth

3. ________ do not have secondary growth because they lack lateral meristem.

Arborescent plants

Woody plants

Herbaceous plants

4. After ________, nitrogen is the most abundant element in plant cells.

carbon

oyxgen

iron

5. Define the term saprophyte.

a plant that decomposes dead matter

a plant with specialized roots that absorb moisture from the atmosphere

a plant that obtain nutrients from living plant hosts

Explanation / Answer

Question 1.

. Answer should be option (a) defend against herbivory.

- leaves don't have bark.

Question 2.

The answer should be option (c) primary growth

Question 3.

The answer should be option (b) woody plants

Question 4.

The answer should be option (a) carbon

Question 5.

The answer should be option(a) plant that decompose dead matter.

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