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Botany Basics

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1. Which is a type of epidermal cell?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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 ____?






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






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






13. In which region would an ntercalary meristem be found?






14. Lignin is found primarily in ___?






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






16. Name the 4 parts of aflower and briefly explain the process of double fertilization?






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






18. The discrete patches of xylem and phloem found in herbaceous dicot stems are called ___?






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






20. Roots differ from stems in ___?






21. This cell type is important in monocot and dicot roots by helping to regulate what gets into the ___?






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






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






24. 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?






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






26. A plant with flowers containing stamens but no carpels would be a ___ plant with ____ flowers?






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






28. Because of greater light intensity and heat absorption on the upper surface of the leaf - the lower surface has ____?






29. 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 ____?






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






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






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






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






34. Which of the following is a specialized root?






35. Which soil horizon is the most important agriculturally?






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






37. What obvious characteristic does a deciduous plant exhibit?






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






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






40. Not a specialized leaf?






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






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

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






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






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






46. Not a specialized leaf?






47. The ___ horizon - also referred to as ____ - is the most imp't agriculturally and deep layers of This is found in the ____ biome?






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






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






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






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