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Botany Basics

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






2. Leaves and buds are attached to the stem at the ___?






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Which pair goes along with pollination?






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






11. What obvious characteristic does a deciduous plant exhibit?






12. Which of the following is a specialized leaf?






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






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






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






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






17. ___ 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?






18. Plants whose leaves fall off at the end of the growing season are ___?






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






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






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






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






23. When humidity is low - ____ ?






24. The discrete patches of xylem and phloem found in monocot stems are called ____?






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






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






27. Briefly describe the development of vascular tissu by the lateral/vascular cambium of a stem and how that results in the production of wood?






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






29. Which fruit or seed is dispersed by water?






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






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






32. 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?






33. 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?






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






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






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






37. The best soil for plant growth is ___?






38. Not a specialized leaf?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Horizontal stems that grow just below the surface of the soil are called ____?






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






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






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






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