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Examine the eudicot root tip below, with 4 parts/tissue layers labeled. Use this figure to answer the following 2 questions.

Question 2 – The two most prominent groups of flowering plants we discussed in class were monocots and eudicots. 2A – Examine the leaf cross section from the multiple choice section, reproduced below without labels. Is this leaf a monocot or a eudicot leaf? Briefly explain how you can tell. (limit 1 sentence) No credit will be awarded for an answer without a justification given.

1B – Select which pairing you’ll be discussing:

Compared to most animals, the growth of most plant structures is best described as ________. 

Question 3C Explain – why is a carrot not very capable of the function you named first in question 3B, compared to other roots? (limit 1-2 sentences)

Question 3B  Observe the carrot, a modified root, below.   First, fill in the blanks in the following statement about carrots (1-2 words per blank): In contrast to most other roots, a carrot’s primary function is not [blank1], it is [blank2].

Use the labeled cross section of a leaf shown below to answer the following two questions.

A primary shoot meristem (either apical or axillary) can potentially form a ________ based on evolutionary adaptations and environmental cues.

Which of the following mature cells would be capable of metabolic function?

Question 1B Three types of plant cells were observed in this unit – parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma. Pick one pairing of these (parenchyma and collenchyma, parenchyma and sclerenchyma, or collenchyma and sclerenchyma), and name one structural or functional similarity, and one structural or functional difference between the two you’ve chosen.