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1. Which of the following is not a specialized stem?
h20+co@-->chlorophyl/light-->glucose (sugar) + o2
axillary buds
sweet potato
mitochondria - chemiosmosis

2. What is attached at the node?
inferior
axillary bud and leaf
1
oxygen

3. Sugars produced in photosynthesis are loaded intothe ___ of the leaf?
it has the seeds and all 4 parts of a flower would classify it as a fruit instead of a vegetable
the vascular cambium produces both secondary xylem and secondary phloem - or vascular tissue. The secondary xylem is the wood in dicot plant and lignon surrounds it for support.
phloem
pneumatophoves

4. 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 ____?
dioecious; staminate
vascular bundles
the vascular cambium produces both secondary xylem and secondary phloem - or vascular tissue. The secondary xylem is the wood in dicot plant and lignon surrounds it for support.
inferior

5. Water conducting cels that are open at either end include ___?
parenchyma
vessel elements
sweet potato
strawberry

6. Which of the following is a micronutrient in terms of a plant's mineral requirements for growth?
imbition
manganese
loam
root cap - zone of elongation - maturation - division

7. Pressure that develops within a living cell as a result of water entering the cell is called ____?
stigma
tungor
endodermis
imbition

8. Which of the following is a specialized root for storage?
bulb
guard cells
stamen; anther
cortex

9. Not a specialized leaf?
cotyledon
the sepal - petal - stamen - pistil are the 4 main parts. in double fertilization - the pollen grain produces 2 sperm cells which travel as pollen to the stigma and down the style ofthe pistil to the ovary. One will fertilize an egg in the ovary whil
Irish potato
phloem

10. Explain how a guard cell opens and closes the stoma?
stem
rhizomes
through a series of metabolic reactions and electrons transferring energy to different forms in redox reactions
to open - potassium will enter the guard cell. then the guard cell will swell and attract water to the stomata - or area of high concentration. Once the plant has enough water - potassium will diffuse out - the guard cells will shrink - and finally c

11. The ___ horizon - also referred to as ____ - is the most imp't agriculturally and deep layers of This is found in the ____ biome?
grows back every year
1
leave the cell
A - topsoil - grassland

12. Ultmately - how is energy moved around and created in living things?
apical meristem
coconut
through a series of metabolic reactions and electrons transferring energy to different forms in redox reactions
potassium

13. In addition to anchoring a plant - roots usually function directly in which of the following processes?
exocarp
absorpion of minerals in solution
NADPH
false

14. The parts of a flower that form male gametes are the ____?
vessel elements
the root hairs on the root tips absorb water into the soil through osmosis. this water travels up the roots - up the stems - and to the leaves throughout the plant by capillary action. once absored in leaves - the water leaves the plant through trans
vessels conduct sugars - traechids conduct water
stamen; anther

15. 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 ____?
visible light is good because it's not as intense so that it will burn the plant - but it is still intense enough to produce plenty of energy
rain
chloroplasts
rhizomes

16. Most cacti are __________ where the stem is responsible for the photosynthetic processes in the plant?
modified stems
root hairs
vascular cambria
imbibition

17. If the concentration of solutes inside the plant cell is grater than the concentration on the outside - water will move ___?
diffusion is the movement of particles from high to low concentration; osmosis is movement of water from high to low concentration
vessels conduct sugars - traechids conduct water
high turgor pressure opens Kt-->0. low turgor pressure close 0
into the cell

18. Root hairs are found in the region of the root called the ____?
more stomata on the upper surface
region of maturation
red light
the vascular cambium produces both secondary xylem and secondary phloem - or vascular tissue. The secondary xylem is the wood in dicot plant and lignon surrounds it for support.

19. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?
transpiration
cellulose
pericarp
eristems

20. An example of an aggregate fruit would be the ___?
imbition
apical meristem
strawberry
penetrate very deeply to underground water reservoirs

21. Cells produced by the vascular cambium include ___?
traechids - vessel elements - companion cells - sieve-tube elements- all of the above
ovule
digitalis
concentration outside roots causes plant to lose h20

22. The part of the flower in which seeds are produced is the ___?
vascular bundles
vascular bundles
it has node marks all over it where branches could grow off of.
ovary

23. If the concentration of solutes outside the plant cell is greater than the concentration on the inside - water will _____?
diffuse out
K
The cambium is a ring of undifferentiated cells. Once a cell moves to the outside of the cambium it becomes phloem. When the cells move into the inside of the cambium - the cells become xylem. Xylem cells die - harden and begin expanding with fresh x
h20+co@-->chlorophyl/light-->glucose (sugar) + o2

24. A farmer finds that his landin the wetbottoms during an exceptionally wet year produced a very poor crop as most of the plants died. What could've been the problem?

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25. Which of the following is a critical part of a seed providing nutrition for the embryo?
water conduction
bulb
cotyledon
CHOPKNSCa

26. Roots differ from stems in ___?
all of the above are correct
manganese
annual ring
exocarp

27. The part of the flower that eventually become seeds are the ____?
ovules
absorpion of minerals in solution
stem
loam

28. A conspicuous organelle at the light microscope level in cells of the palisade mesophyll would be ___?
chloroplasts
mycoorhizae
digitalis
bracts

29. The ovay wall of a ferilized flower usually develops into What is referred to as ____?
internode
tap - fiblous
fruit
loam

30. Why is an Irish/white potato classified as a modified stem?
diffusion is the movement of particles from high to low concentration; osmosis is movement of water from high to low concentration
it has node marks all over it where branches could grow off of.
cambium
root hairs

31. 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?
concentration outside roots causes plant to lose h20
Irish (white) potato
CHOPKNSCa
major elements vegetation requires for growth (macronutrients)

32. The part of the flower in which seeds are produced is the ___?
casperian strips
annual ring
ovary
rhizomes

33. The part of the flower that eventually become seeds are the ___?
lignin
it has the seeds and all 4 parts of a flower would classify it as a fruit instead of a vegetable
transpiration rates decrease
ovule

34. The major regions of a root tip are ____ - ___ - _____ and _____?
root cap - zone of elongation - maturation - division
root hairs
anther
vessels

35. Which of the following would NOT be part of the stele?
ovary
cortex
chloroplasts
pericarp

36. The ground tissue of monocots is composed of ___?
water conduction
parenchyma
internodes
pollen:stigma

37. Which of the following woud NOT be a part of the vasulcar stele?
1
node
receptacle
cortex

38. Which of the following is a root with a specialized function for food storage?
desert
vascular cambium
inferior
sweet potato

39. Because of greater light intensity and heat absorption on the upper surface of the leaf - the lower surface has ____?
lose
the sepal - petal - stamen - pistil are the 4 main parts. in double fertilization - the pollen grain produces 2 sperm cells which travel as pollen to the stigma and down the style ofthe pistil to the ovary. One will fertilize an egg in the ovary whil
more stomata on the upper surface
rhizomes

40. The osmotic response of guard cells is governed by the ___ levels in the guard cells?
deciduous
fig
prickles
potassium

41. Wood cells are composed primarily of lignin and ____?
pith
fruit
phloem
cellulose

42. Which of the following is part of the embryo of the seed?
stolon/runner
imbibition
radicle
sweet potato

43. The dermal tissues of leaves have wha specialized cells to regulate gas exchange?
stele
stolon/runner
NADPH
guard cells

44. The fleshy edible part of the strawberry is actually the ____?
transpiration
pericarp
axillary bud
chollenchyma

45. Which of the following is a specialized root?
turgor pressure
apical meristem
sweet potato
internode

46. Cells produced by the vascular cambium do NOT include ___?
anther
fruit
phelloderm
tungor

47. This structure in the ovary of a flower is responsible for producing a seed?
vascular bundles
ovule
cotyledon
dioecious; staminate

48. The initial step in the germination of a seed is called ____?
modified stems
horizon E
NADPH
imbibition

49. Which of the following drugs is NOT obtained from leaves?
superia
ovary
penicilin
all of the above are correct

50. Plants maintain a constant flow of water from the roots to the leaves through a process very critical to life on land called ____?
inferior
cortex
transpiration
glycolysis