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Botany Basics

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






2. When humidity is low - ____ ?






3. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis?






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






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






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






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






8. Cells produced by the vascular cambium do NOT include ___?






9. The osmotic response of guard cells is governed by the ___ levels in the guard cells?






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






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






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






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






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






15. The part of the root containing the vascular tissue?






16. What 8 elements are classified as major/macro elements for plant development?






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






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






19. The fungi symbiotically associated with roots are called ___?






20. Wood cells are composed primarily of lignin and ____?






21. Not a specialized stem?






22. 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 ____?






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






24. What is attached at the node?






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






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






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






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






29. At present the most widely accepted theory for movement of substances in the phloem is called the ____?






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






31. An example of a multiple fruit would be the ___?






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






33. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?






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






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






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






37. Mitochondria are organelles responsible for ___?






38. The 'eyes' of the Irish potato are actually ____?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A cactus is classified as a modified ____?






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






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






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






50. When humidity is high - ____?