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Botany Basics

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






2. 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?






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






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






5. The wood of cone bearing trees - softwoods - consists of primary traechids - while the wood of flowering trees - hardwoods - consists of traechids and ____?






6. Which pair goes along with pollination?






7. Stems differ from roots in ____?






8. Stems differ from roots in ___?






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






10. Which is a type of epidermal cell?






11. The spines of cacti are specially adapted to perform 2 imp't functions for the plant - transpiration and photosynthesis. True or false?






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






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






14. A uniovulate carpel would contain how many seed?






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






16. What is attached at the node?






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


18. When a plant is fully saturated with water it is said to be high in ___ pressure wheras if it is low in water the plant is said to be flacid.






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






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






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






22. When humidity is low - ____ ?






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






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






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






26. Pollen adheres to a sticky portion of the flower called the ____?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?






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






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






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






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






39. When humidity is low - ___?






40. A plant with flowers containing stamens but no carpels would be a ___ plant with ____ flowers?






41. Stoma are regulated by guard cells which swell or shrink due to movement of this specific ion in the stomata?






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






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






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 type of root system found in a dicot is a ___?






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






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






48. This tissue (region) is present in monocot roots but absent in dicot roots?






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






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