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Botany Basics

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






2. The main 'job' of the root is ____?






3. Why is an Irish/white potato classified as a modified stem?






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






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






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






7. Grasses - or monocots - are examples of plants with a ____ root system?






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






9. What is attached at the node?






10. When the calyx - Corolla - and stamens of a flower are attached at the top of the ovary - the ovary is said to be ____?






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






12. Stems differ from roots in ____?






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






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






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






16. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?






17. Lignin is found primarily in ___?






18. The skin of most fruits is technically the ___?






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






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






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






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






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






24. When the calyx - corolla and stamen of a flower are attached at the top of the ovary - the ovary is said to be ___?






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






26. Which soil horizon is the most important agriculturally?






27. 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?






28. Not a specialized leaf?






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






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






31. Roots differ from stems in ___?






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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 ____?






38. ___ 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?






39. The dermal tissues of leaves have wha specialized cells to regulate gas exchange?






40. The ground tissue of monocots is composed of ___?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. An example of an aggregate fruit would be the ___?