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Botany Basics

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1. A cactus is classified as a modified ____?






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






3. The ovay wall of a ferilized flower usually develops into What is referred to as ____?






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






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






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






7. A uniovulate carpel would contain how many seed?






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






9. 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?






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






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






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






13. Not a specialized leaf?






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






15. Roots differ from stems in ___?






16. Mitochondria are organelles responsible for ___?






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






18. 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 ____?






19. When humidity is low - ____ ?






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






21. When humidity is high - ____?






22. Stems differ from roots in ____?






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






24. ___ 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Most of the ATP produced in respiration is a result of the movement of H ions across an ATP synthase in the inner membrane of the ____ and is referred to as ____?






37. The best soil for plant growth is ___?






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






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






40. Ultmately - how is energy moved around and created in living things?






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






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






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






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






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






46. Vessels are different from traechids because _____?






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






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






49. What is attached at the node?






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







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