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Botany Basics

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1. Cells produced by the vascular cambium do NOT include ___?
phelloderm
venus flytrap - sundew trap - pitcher of a ptcher plant - tenri of a pea plant- all of the above
manganese
pericarp

2. Which cell types hav the primary function of photosynthesis?
casperian strips
chollenchyma
stem
phloem

3. Most of the flesh of pomes comes from the __?
K
ovary
water conduction
receptacle

4. At present the most widely accepted theory for movement of substances in the phloem is called the ____?
pressure-flow hypothesis
antenna pigments
anther
imbibition

5. Pollen is produced in the ____ of a flower?
the root hairs on the root tips absorb water into the soil through osmosis. this water travels up the roots - up the stems - and to the leaves throughout the plant by capillary action. once absored in leaves - the water leaves the plant through trans
inferior
anther
stigma

6. Which of the following drugs is NOT obtained from leaves?
compound - simple
penicilin
inferior
aerobic

7. Ultmately - how is energy moved around and created in living things?
more stomata on the upper surface
annual ring
through a series of metabolic reactions and electrons transferring energy to different forms in redox reactions
absorpion of minerals in solution

8. Specialized cells in the vascular tssue of a root responsible for initiating lateral root growth are _____ cells?
eristems
apical meristem
aerobic
root cap - zone of elongation - maturation - division

9. 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 ____?
stigma
vascular bundles
mitochondria - chemiosmosis
potassium

10. Leaves and buds are attached to the stem at the ___?
loam
horizon E
the root hairs on the root tips absorb water into the soil through osmosis. this water travels up the roots - up the stems - and to the leaves throughout the plant by capillary action. once absored in leaves - the water leaves the plant through trans
node

11. 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?
region of maturation
sweet potato
upper epidermal cells
concentration outside roots causes plant to lose h20

12. The ground tissue of monocots is composed of ___?
vessels conduct sugars - traechids conduct water
oxygen
NADPH
parenchyma

13. Which biome has the worst 'A' horizon?
desert
auxillary
transpiration
phloem

14. During the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis - ____?
penetrate very deeply to underground water reservoirs
water molecules are split - through the energy of light - into hydrogen ions - electrons - and oxygen
ovary
sweet potato

15. 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 ____?
inferior
transpiration rates decrease
venus flytrap - sundew trap - pitcher of a ptcher plant - tenri of a pea plant- all of the above
NADPH

16. The fungi symbiotically associated with roots are called ___?
vessels conduct sugars - traechids conduct water
mychorizea
penetrate very deeply to underground water reservoirs
exocarp

17. A plant with flowers containing stamens but no carpels would be a ___ plant with ____ flowers?
strawberry
rhizomes
traechids - vessel elements - companion cells - sieve-tube elements- all of the above
dioecious; staminate

18. What is attached at the node?
axillary bud and leaf
having a special covering called the root cap
absorpion of minerals in solution
transpiration

19. Which of the following would NOT be part of the stele?
vessels
prickles
pericarp
cortex

20. White the basic chemical equation for photosynthesis indicating which parts are for the light dependent stage and which are part of the light independent stage?
mitochondria - chemiosmosis
h20+co@-->chlorophyl/light-->glucose (sugar) + o2
pneumatophoves
potassium

21. The main 'job' of the root is ____?
conduction and absorption
transpiration
potassium
all of the above are correct

22. These 'showy' modified leaves are found at the base of flowers and usually draw attention to the smaller real flowers?
plasmolysis
bracts
dioecious; staminate
eristems

23. The skin of most fruits is technically the ___?
lose
venus flytrap - sundew trap - pitcher of a ptcher plant - tenri of a pea plant- all of the above
exocarp
pericarp

24. In a mature - woody dicot stem - the tissue/cell type between the xylem and the phloem is the _____?
vascular cambria
phelloderm
leave the cell
deciduous

25. Pressure that develops within a living cell as a result of water entering the cell is called ____?
sclerenchyma
potassium
tungor
guard cell and root hair

26. The parts of a flower that form male gametes are the ____?
stamen; anther
The cambium is a ring of undifferentiated cells. Once a cell moves to the outside of the cambium it becomes phloem. When the cells move into the inside of the cambium - the cells become xylem. Xylem cells die - harden and begin expanding with fresh x
phloem
all of the above are correct

27. In a mature - woody dicot stem - the tissue between the xylem and phloem is the ____?
pith
casperian strips
cambium
stele

28. Explain how a guard cell opens and closes the stoma?
high turgor pressure opens Kt-->0. low turgor pressure close 0
the vascular cambium produces both secondary xylem and secondary phloem - or vascular tissue. The secondary xylem is the wood in dicot plant and lignon surrounds it for support.
through a series of metabolic reactions and electrons transferring energy to different forms in redox reactions
desert

29. The osmotic response of guard cells is governed by ____ levels in the guard cells?
vascular cambria
potassium
mycoorhizae
leave the cell

30. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis?
cambium
callyx/corolla
oxygen
diffusion is the movement of particles from high to low concentration; osmosis is movement of water from high to low concentration

31. Most cacti are __________ where the stem is responsible for the photosynthetic processes in the plant?
vascular cambium
modified stems
compound - simple
vessels conduct sugars - traechids conduct water

32. Cells produced by the vascular cambium include ___?
If there is a higher concentration of salts outside of the root - then water will not move inside the roots against the concentration gradient. the roots will dehydrate and eventually die
inferior
traechids - vessel elements - companion cells - sieve-tube elements- all of the above
cotyledon

33. Plants whose leaves fall off at the end of the growing season are ___?
prickles
deciduous
high turgor pressure opens Kt-->0. low turgor pressure close 0
sweet potato

34. Not a specialized leaf?
vessels conduct sugars - traechids conduct water
cambium
Irish (white) potato
the root hairs on the root tips absorb water into the soil through osmosis. this water travels up the roots - up the stems - and to the leaves throughout the plant by capillary action. once absored in leaves - the water leaves the plant through trans

35. Stoma are regulated by guard cells which swell or shrink due to movement of this specific ion in the stomata?
endodermis
there could've been a high concentration of nutrients - such as salt - surounding the roots making it impossible for osmosis to occur
K
penicilin

36. This structure in the ovary of a flower is responsible for producing a seed?
internodes
vascular bundles
ovule
imbibition

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

38. The part of the flower that eventually become seeds are the ____?
inferior
ovules
grows back every year
endodermis

39. Flowers are usually attached to a special structure at the end of a stem or peduncle called a ___?
modified stems
turgor pressure
conduction and absorption
receptacle

40. If the concentration of solutes outside the plant cell is greater than the concentration on the inside - water will _____?
CHOPKNSCa
dioecious; staminate
diffuse out
stele

41. Root hairs are found in the region of the root called the ____?
ovary
region of maturation
concentration outside roots causes plant to lose h20
internodes

42. The initial step in the germination of a seed is called ____?
ovule
axillary bud
imbibition
CHOPKNSCa

43. If the concentration of solutes inside the plant cell is greater than the concentration on the outside - water will _____ the cell?
imbibition
the sepal - petal - stamen - pistil are the 4 main parts. in double fertilization - the pollen grain produces 2 sperm cells which travel as pollen to the stigma and down the style ofthe pistil to the ovary. One will fertilize an egg in the ovary whil
enter
dioecious; staminate

44. Which pair goes along with pollination?
pollen:stigma
cellulose
node
mitochondria - chemiosmosis

45. A farmer finds that his landin the wetbottoms during an exceptionally wet year produced a very poor crop as most of the plants died. What could've been the problem?

46. The 'eyes' of the Irish potato are actually ____?
penetrate very deeply to underground water reservoirs
into the cell
root hairs
axillary buds

47. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?
prickles
pith
desert
rain

48. Specialized roots that permit plants growing in water to facilitate
sweet potato
pneumatophoves
ovary
potassium

49. In which region would an ntercalary meristem be found?
rain
guard cells
rhizomes
base of grass leaves

50. This cell type is important in monocot and dicot roots by helping to regulate what gets into the ___?
cellulose
endodermis
water molecules
the vascular cambium produces both secondary xylem and secondary phloem - or vascular tissue. The secondary xylem is the wood in dicot plant and lignon surrounds it for support.