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Botany Basics

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






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






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






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






5. What does the term 'C'HOPK'NS CaFe Mighty good' represent?






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






7. Stems differ from roots in ___?






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






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






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






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






12. 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?






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






14. A primary function of traechids is ___?






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






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






17. Vessels are different from traechids because _____?






18. Not a specialized leaf?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The dermal tissues of leaves have wha specialized cells to regulate gas exchange?






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






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






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






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






32. Which of the following cell types hs food conduction as a primary function?






33. 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?






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






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






36. When humidity is high - ____?






37. Which is a type of epidermal cell?






38. What obvious characteristic does a deciduous plant exhibit?






39. Flowering plants that complete their lie cycles in a single season are called ___?






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






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






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






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






44. ___ roots of dicots penetrate very deeply to underground water while ____ roots of monocots remain close to the surfae and facilitate rapid absorption of surface water?






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






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






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






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






49. The space on a stem between where buds are attache and elongates is referred to as the ____?






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