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Botany Basics

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1. 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?






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






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






4. Which of the following is a specialized leaf?






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






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






7. Plants maintain a constant flow of water from the roots to the leaves through a process very critical to life on land called ____?






8. The major regions of a root tip are ____ - ___ - _____ and _____?






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






10. Stems differ from roots in ___?






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?






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






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






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






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






22. Why do most roots tend to die in soils that contain very high concentrations of salts (or fertilizer)?






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






24. If the concentration of solutes inside the plant cell is greater than the concentration on the outside - water will _____ the cell?






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






26. Cells produced by the vascular cambium include ___?






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






28. This structure in the ovary of a flower is responsible for producing a seed?






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






30. Why is visible light good energy to use for photsynthesis?


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






32. Roots differ from stems in ___?






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






34. 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.






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






36. If the concentration of solutes inside the plant cell is grater than the concentration on the outside - water will move ___?






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






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






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






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






41. If the concentration of solutes outside the plant cell is greater than the concentration on the inside - water will _____?






42. A primary function of traechids is ___?






43. Stems differ from roots in ____?






44. The discrete paches of xylem and phloem found in herbaceous dicot stems are called ____?






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






46. Which is a type of epidermal cell?






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






48. Not a specialized stem?






49. A uniovulate carpel would contain how many seed?






50. Mitochondria are organelles responsible for ___?