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Botany Basics

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1. A conspicuous organelle at the light microscope level in cells of the palisade mesophyll would be ___?






2. When the calyx - Corolla - and stamens of a flower are attached at the top of the ovary - the ovary is said to be ____?






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






4. The space between the nodes of a stem is called the _____?






5. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis?






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






7. Stems differ from roots in ____?






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






9. What obvious characteristic does a deciduous plant exhibit?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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 ____?






18. Explain the process by which plants get water from the soil into the leaves?






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






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






21. A plant with flowers containing stamens but no carpels would be a ___ plant with ____ flowers?






22. The 'eyes' of the Irish potato are actually ___?






23. Name the 4 parts of aflower and briefly explain the process of double fertilization?






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






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






26. Which of the following is a specialized root?






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






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






29. The best soil for plant growth is ___?






30. When a plant cell loses water and the cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall - the cell is said to be under going ____?






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






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






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






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






35. Water conducting cels that are open at either end include ___?






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






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






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






39. Roots differ from stems in ___?






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






41. The skin of most fruits is technically the ___?






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






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






44. 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?






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






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






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






48. The initial step in the germination of a seed is called ____?






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






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







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