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Glossary

Self - Check Questions

Test your knowledge of the contents of Section 3 by thinking about whether these statements are true or false.

For each false statement, think of a correction to make it true.

1. The vegetative parts of a plant are involved with sexual reproduction of the plant.

False. The vegetative parts of a plant can be involved with asexual (non-sexual) reproduction of the plant.

2. Strawberries can propagate by forming adventitious roots from the leaves of the plant.

True.

3. The xylem tubes that carry water and minerals upward from the roots of the plant, are located between the cambium and the phloem tubes.

False. It is the cambium which is between the xylem and phloem tubes.

4. The stem of a plant is always above ground.

False. The stem of a plant can also be underground. For example, bulbs and some tubers are actually stems and are underground.

5. The main function of the leaves is to attract pollinators such as insects, so that a plant can reproduce itself.

False. The main function of the leaves is to produce carbohydrates, which it distributes throughout the plant.

6. The stomata take in carbon dioxide from the air and release oxygen and water vapor.

True.

7. The ovary swells after the ovule has been fertilized.

True.