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Botany Basics

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






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






3. Which biome has the worst 'A' horizon?






4. The type of root system found in a dicot is a ___?






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






6. A conspicuous organelle at the light microscope level in cells of the palisade mesophyll would be ___?






7. Which is a type of epidermal cell?






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






9. Which of the following is not a specialized stem?






10. 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?






11. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?






12. At present the most widely accepted theory for movement of substances in the phloem is called the ____?






13. Horizontal stems that produce roots and shoots are ___?






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






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






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






17. A cactus is classified as a modified ____?






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






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






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






21. When humidity is low - ___?






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






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






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






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






26. ____ is the stage of cellular respiration that takes place outside of the mitochondria?






27. Which soil horizon is the most important agriculturally?






28. Sugars produced in photosynthesis are loaded intothe ___ of the leaf?






29. In a mature - woody dicot stem - the tissue between the xylem and the phloem is the ___?






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






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






32. Which of the following is a specialized root?






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






34. A primary function of traechids is ___?






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






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






37. Which of the following drugs are NOT obtained from leaves?






38. Not a specialized stem?






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






40. Because of greater light intensity and heat absorption on the upper surface of the leaf - the lower surface has ____?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. What obvious characteristic does a deciduous plant exhibit?






50. Roots differ from stems in ___?