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Botany Basics

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1. Because of greater light intensity and heat absorption on the upper surface of the leaf - the lower surface has ____?






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






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






4. Most of the flesh of pomes comes from the ____?






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. When humidity is low - ___?






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






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






14. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?






15. Which of the following would NOT be part of the stele?






16. A cactus is classified as a modified ____?






17. Photosystem pigments that function in gathering and passing light energy to reaction-center molecules are called ___?






18. 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?






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






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






21. Which fruit or seed is dispersed by water?






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






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






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






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






26. As best as you can - briefly describe the development of vascular tissue by the lateral/vascular cambium of a stem and how that results in the production of wood?






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






28. 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?






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






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






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






32. Which of the following woud NOT be a part of the vasulcar stele?






33. 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 ____?






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






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






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






37. Which cell type is responsible for transporting sugars in a plant?






38. 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.






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






40. The part of the flower that eventually become seeds are the ____?






41. These 'showy' modified leaves are found at the base of flowers and usually draw attention to the smaller real flowers?






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






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






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






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






46. Explain why a cucumber or tomato really should be referred to as a fruit?






47. Which molecule is synthesized during the light reactions of photosynthesis by receiving electrons - becoming an eectron carrier molecule?






48. The wood of cone bearing trees - softwoods - consists of primary traechids - while the wood of flowering trees - hardwoods - consists of traechids and ____?






49. Briefly describe the development of vascular tissu by the lateral/vascular cambium of a stem and how that results in the production of wood?






50. Which of the following is a specialized root?