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Botany Basics

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






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






3. A structure in the axil of an attached leaf that is apable of future growth to form a branch shoot is the ____?






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






5. Not a specialized leaf?






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






7. Pollen adheres to a sticky portion of the flower called the ___?






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






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






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






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






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






13. A uniovulate carpel would contain how many seed?






14. ___ 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?






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






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






17. Pollen adheres to a sticky portion of the flower called the ____?






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






19. 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 ____?






20. Not a specialized leaf?






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






22. Roots differ from stems in ___?






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






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






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






26. The areas between the location of leaf attachments on the stem are called ___?






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






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






29. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis?






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






31. A primary function of traechids is ___?






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






33. When the calyx - corolla - and stamen of a flower are attached below the overy - the ovary is said to be ___?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Not a specialized stem?






42. Sugars produced in photosynthesis are loaded intothe ___ of the leaf?






43. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?






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






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






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






47. The space on a stem between where buds are attache and elongates is referred to as the ____?






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






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






50. Stoma are regulated by guard cells which swell or shrink due to movement of this specific ion in the stomata?