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Botany Basics

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Roots differ from stems in ___?






2. A primary function of traechids is ___?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Which of the following is a specialized leaf?






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






13. Which soil horizon is the most important agriculturally?






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






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






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






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






18. Not a specialized stem?






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






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






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






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






23. A uniovulate carpel would contain how many seed?






24. Why do most roots tend to die in soils that contain very high concentrations of salts (or fertilizer)?






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






26. Which of the following is a specialized root?






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






28. 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?






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






30. Roots differ from stems in ___?






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






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

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






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






35. The final electron acceptor during the process of cellular respiration is ___?






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






37. If the concentration of solutes/salts outside the plant cell is greater than the concentration on the inside - water will ____?






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






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






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






41. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis?






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






43. When humidity is high - ____?






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






45. Stems differ from roots in ___?






46. Horizontal stems that produce roots and shoots are ___?






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






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






49. The parts of a flower that form male gametes are the ____?






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