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Botany Basics

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






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






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






4. Horizontal stems that grow just below the surface of the soil are called ____?






5. Stems differ from roots in ___?






6. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis?






7. When humidity is low - ___?






8. A primary function of traechids is ___?






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






10. 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?






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






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






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






14. White the basic chemical equation for photosynthesis indicating which parts are for the light dependent stage and which are part of the light independent stage?






15. Not a specialized stem?






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






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






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






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






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






21. Flowers are usually attached to a special structure at the end of a stem or peduncle called a ___?






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






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






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






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






26. Strawberries are an example of what kind of modified stem?






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






28. Lignin is found primarily in ___?






29. Which soil horizon is the most important agriculturally?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?






38. What is attached at the node?






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. 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?






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






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






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