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Botany Basics

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1. Stems differ from roots in ___?






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

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3. The type of root system found in a dicot is a ___?






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






5. Explain photorespiration and how the enzyme rubisco plays a major role in that process during photosynthesis?






6. 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?






7. The layer of chlorenchyma cells oriented to capture optimum sunlight at the top of the leaf are the ____?






8. The part of the flower where seeds are produced is called the ___?






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






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






11. In nature depletion of mineral nutrients in the soil - interference with plant growth by excluding air - and the acceleration of the breakdown of nitrates in the soil is caused by too much ____?






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






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






14. Which cell type is responsible for transporting sugars in a plant?






15. When humidity is high - ____?






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






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






18. The fungi symbiotically associated with roots are called ___?






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






20. The spines of cacti are specially adapted to perform 2 imp't functions for the plant - transpiration and photosynthesis. True or false?






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






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






24. In a mature - woody dicot stem - the tissue between the xylem and the phloem is the ___?






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






26. When the calyx - corolla - and stamen of a flower appear to be attached at the top of the ovary - the ovary is said to be ____?






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






28. In addition to anchoring a plant - roots usually function directly in which of the following processes?






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






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






31. Which of the following would NOT be part of the stele?






32. This structure in the ovary of a flower is responsible for producing a seed?






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






34. A leaf with leaflets is classified as a ____ leaf while a leaf with a single blade is classified as a ____ leaf?






35. Which fruit or seed is dispersed by water?






36. Not a specialized leaf?






37. Roots differ from stems in ___?






38. A plant placed in a beaker of salt water will ____?






39. Cells produced by the vascular cambium include ___?






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






41. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?






42. Which of the following is a specialized root for storage?






43. Fruit forms from the ovary wall of a flower referred to a the ___?






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






45. The part of the flower that eventually become seeds are the ___?






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






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






48. ___ roots of dicots penetrate very deeply to underground water while ____ roots of monocots remain close to the surfae and facilitate rapid absorption of surface water?






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






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







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