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Botany Basics

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






2. Which is a type of epidermal cell?






3. Most of the flesh of pomes comes from the __?






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






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






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






7. Which of the following drugs is NOT obtained from leaves?






8. Wood cells are composed primarily of cellulose and ___?






9. Roots differ from stems in ___?






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






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






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






13. A primary function of traechids is ___?






14. During the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis - ____?






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






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






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






18. Which of the following is a root with a specialized function for food storage?






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






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






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






22. The discrete patches of xylem and phloem found in herbaceous dicot stems are called ___?






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






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






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






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






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






28. Which fruit or seed is dispersed by water?






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






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






31. Not a specialized leaf?






32. When the calyx - corolla and stamen of a flower are attached at the top of the ovary - the ovary is said to be ___?






33. Which pair goes along with pollination?






34. When humidity is low - ___?






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






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






37. This cell type is important in monocot and dicot roots by helping to regulate what gets into the ___?






38. The parts of a flower that form male gametes are the ____?






39. Specialized epidermal cells that increase the surface area for absorption of water are ____?






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






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






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






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






44. 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 ____?






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






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






47. Stems differ from roots in ___?






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






49. 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 ____?






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