chapter 11 plant fibers and wood

Question 1

-a thread or a filament from a plant tissue

Answer 1

Fiber

Question 2

• elongated, thick-walled, dead plant cells.

Answer 2

Sclerenchyma fiber cells

Question 3

Eli Whitney invented the

Answer 3

Cotton Gin

Question 4

-plant tissue that conducts the transport of food throughout the plant.

Answer 4

Phloem

Question 5

-plant tissue that conducts the transport of food throughout the plant.

Answer 5

Phloem

Question 6

Ancient Egyptians wrapped their mummies in what fiber?

Answer 6

Egyptian cotton