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Botany Basics

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1. One year's growth of xylem in secondary wood is referred to as an ____?






2. Not a specialized leaf?






3. Wood cells are composed primarily of cellulose and ___?






4. What 8 elements are classified as major/macro elements for plant development?






5. Stoma are regulated by guard cells which swell or shrink due to movement of this specific ion in the stomata?






6. Most of the ATP produced in respiration is a result of the movement of H ions across an ATP synthase in the inner membrane of the ____ and is referred to as ____?






7. In a mature - woody dicot stem - the tissue/cell type between the xylem and the phloem is the _____?






8. The areas between the location of leaf attachments on the stem are called ___?






9. Root hairs are found in the region of the root called the ____?






10. If the concentration of solutes inside the plant cell is grater than the concentration on the outside - water will move ___?






11. In which of the following are guard cells (that form stomata) not actively involved?






12. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis?






13. Which of the following drugs are NOT obtained from leaves?






14. A structure in the axil of an attached leaf that is apable of future growth to form a branch shoot is the ____?






15. The parts of a flower that form male gametes are the ____?






16. The part of the root containing the vascular tissue?






17. Water conducting cels that are open at either end include ___?






18. Which cell types hav the primary function of photosynthesis?






19. Specialized cells in the vascular tssue of a root responsible for initiating lateral root growth are _____ cells?






20. Most of the flesh of pomes comes from the ____?






21. A primary function of traechids is ___?






22. A conspicuous organelle at the light microscope level in cells of the palisade mesophyll would be ___?






23. Explain the process by which plants get water from the soil into the leaves?






24. When the calyx - corolla - and stamen of a flower are attached below the overy - the ovary is said to be ___?






25. An example of an aggregate fruit would be the ___?






26. Lignin is found primarily in ___?






27. Which of the following cell types hs food conduction as a primary function?






28. The dermal tissues of leaves have wha specialized cells to regulate gas exchange?






29. Specialized epidermal cells that increase the surface area for absorption of water are ____?






30. As best as you can - briefly describe the development of vascular tissue by the lateral/vascular cambium of a stem and how that results in the production of wood?






31. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?






32. When humidity is high - ____?






33. The 'eyes' of the Irish potato are actually ___?






34. When humidity is low - ____ ?






35. Which of the following is a micronutrient in terms of a plant's mineral requirements for growth?






36. The major regions of a root tip are ____ - ___ - _____ and _____?






37. When humidity is low - ___?






38. Why is visible light good energy to use for photsynthesis?

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39. Most of the water that enters a plant via the roots exits the same plant by the process of ____?






40. This tissue/region is present in monocot roots but absent in dicot roots?






41. One year's growth of xylem in secondary wood is referred to as an _____?






42. The initial step in the germination of a seed is called ____?






43. Pollen is produced in the ____ of a flower?






44. When a plant is fully saturated with water it is said to be high in ___ pressure wheras if it is low in water the plant is said to be flacid.






45. Vessels are different from traechids because _____?






46. You have a crop that is not doing well and you add a lot of fertilizer to help it out but this causes the crop to do worse. ExplaIn what has happened?






47. Flowering plants that complete their lie cycles in a single season are called ___?






48. The part of the flower in which seeds are produced is the ___?






49. Flowers are usually attached to a special structure at the end of a stem or peduncle called a ___?






50. Which of the following is not a specialized stem?