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Botany Basics

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1. Specialized cells in the vascular tssue of a root responsible for initiating lateral root growth are _____ cells?






2. The best soil for plant growth is ___?






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






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






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






6. Cells produced by the vascular cambium include ___?






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






8. Which pair goes along with pollination?






9. Specialized roots that permit plants growing in water to facilitate






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






11. 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 ____?






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






13. Which of the following is a specialized leaf?






14. What obvious characteristic does a deciduous plant exhibit?






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






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






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






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






19. Vessels are different from traechids because _____?






20. Roots differ from stems in ___?






21. A plant placed in a beaker of salt water will ____?






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






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






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






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






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






27. The fungi symbiotically associated with roots are called ___?






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






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






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






31. The fleshy edible part of the strawberry is actually the ____?






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






33. 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?






34. Which of the following is a micronutrient in terms of a plant's mineral requirements for growth?






35. A primary function of traechids is ___?






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

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






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






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






40. Not a specialized stem?






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






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






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






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






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






46. In which region would an ntercalary meristem be found?






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






48. ___ 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?






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






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







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