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Botany Basics

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1. Which soil horizon is the most important agriculturally?






2. Not a specialized leaf?






3. Which of the following drugs is NOT obtained from leaves?






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






5. When the calyx - Corolla - and stamens of a flower are attached at the top of the ovary - the ovary is said to be ____?






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






7. The main 'job' of the root is ____?






8. Which of the following is part of the embryo of the seed?






9. Ultmately - how is energy moved around and created in living things?






10. The Calvin cycle is sometimes referred to as the ___?






11. White the basic chemical equation for photosynthesis indicating which parts are for the light dependent stage and which are part of the light independent stage?






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






13. When humidity is low - ____ ?






14. The skin of most fruits is technically the ____?






15. Roots differ from stems in ___?






16. 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.






17. The ovay wall of a ferilized flower usually develops into What is referred to as ____?






18. Lignin is found primarily in ___?






19. Stems differ from roots in ___?






20. The best soil for plant growth is ___?






21. What is attached at the node?






22. Which biome has the best 'A' horizon?






23. The part of the flower that eventually become seeds are the ____?






24. A cactus is classified as a modified ____?






25. An example of a multiple fruit would be the ___?






26. An advantage to tap roots is that they ____?






27. Pollen adheres to a sticky portion of the flower called the ___?






28. At present the most widely accepted theory for movement of substances in the phloem is called the ____?






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






30. Most cacti are __________ where the stem is responsible for the photosynthetic processes in the plant?






31. The osmotic response of guard cells is governed by the ___ levels in the guard cells?






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






33. 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 ____?






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






35. During the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis - ____?






36. The ground tissue of monocots is composed of ___?






37. These 'showy' modified leaves are found at the base of flowers and usually draw attention to the smaller real flowers?






38. Explain why a cucumber or tomato really should be referred to as a fruit?






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






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

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






42. Most of the flesh of pomes comes from the __?






43. Which pair goes along with pollination?






44. Cells produced by the vascular cambium do NOT include ___?






45. Which biome has the worst 'A' horizon?






46. Which of the following is a specialized root?






47. Which of the following woud NOT be a part of the vasulcar stele?






48. The wood of cone bearing trees - softwoods - consists of primary traechids - while the wood of flowering trees - hardwoods - consists of traechids and ____?






49. The oxygen liberated by green plants during photosynthesis comes from ___?






50. The longest wavelength of energy reaching the earth from the sun is ___?