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Botany Basics

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






2. When a plant is fully saturated with water it is said to be high in ___ pressure wheras if it is low in water the plant is said to be flacid.






3. Which of the following is part of the embryo of the seed?






4. Which of the following is a specialized root?






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






6. What does the term 'C'HOPK'NS CaFe Mighty good' represent?






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Stems differ from roots in ___?






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






15. A primary function of traechids is ___?






16. 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 ____?






17. Not a specialized stem?






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






19. Cells produced by the vascular cambium include ___?






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






21. Which of the following is a root with a specialized function for food storage?






22. The best soil for plant growth is ___?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. A cactus is classified as a modified ____?






34. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis?






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






36. ___ 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?






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






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






39. When humidity is low - ___?






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






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






42. 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?






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






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






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






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






47. If the concentration of solutes inside the plant cell is greater than the concentration on the outside - water will _____ the cell?






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






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






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