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Botany Basics

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1. Explain how a guard cell opens and closes the stoma?






2. Fungi which associate with roots to increase water absorption and mineral uptake are called ____?






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






4. Pressure that develops within a living cell as a result of water entering the cell is called ____?






5. When humidity is high - ____?






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






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






8. Sugars produced in photosynthesis are loaded intothe ___ of the leaf?






9. Not a specialized leaf?






10. Photosystem pigments that function in gathering and passing light energy to reaction-center molecules are called ___?






11. Roots differ from stems in ___?






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






13. Lignin is found primarily in ___?






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






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






16. This tissue (region) is present in monocot roots but absent in dicot roots?






17. Specialized roots that permit plants growing in water to facilitate






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






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






20. Pollen adheres to a sticky portion of the flower called the ____?






21. The space between the nodes of a stem is called the _____?






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






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






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






25. 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?






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






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






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






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






30. The skin of most fruits is technically the ___?






31. Mitochondria are organelles responsible for ___?






32. The osmotic response of guard cells is governed by ____ levels in the guard cells?






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






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






35. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?






36. Wood cells are composed primarily of lignin and ____?






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






38. Which of the following is a critical part of a seed providing nutrition for the embryo?






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






40. The fleshy edible part of the strawberry is actually the ____?






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






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






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






44. ____ is the stage of cellular respiration that takes place outside of the mitochondria?






45. Plants maintain a constant flow of water from the roots to the leaves through a process very critical to life on land called ____?






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






47. 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?






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






49. A farmer finds that his landin the wetbottoms during an exceptionally wet year produced a very poor crop as most of the plants died. What could've been the problem?

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50. The endodermis works to direct water through its cells by having the presence of a waxy layer of suberin called the ____ around its cells n only one plane?







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