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Botany Basics

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






2. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?






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






4. ___ 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?






5. The part of the flower that eventually become seeds are the ___?






6. The ovay wall of a ferilized flower usually develops into What is referred to as ____?






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






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






9. The layer of chlorenchyma cells oriented to capture optimum sunlight at the top of the leaf are the ____?






10. Which is a type of epidermal cell?






11. Which of the following is a specialized root?






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






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






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






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






16. The ___ horizon - also referred to as ____ - is the most imp't agriculturally and deep layers of This is found in the ____ biome?






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






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






19. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?






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






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






22. Stems differ from roots in ___?






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






24. Which of the following is a specialized leaf?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. When humidity is low - ____ ?






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






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






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






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






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






39. What is attached at the node?






40. The osmotic response of guard cells is governed by the ___ levels in the guard cells?






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






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






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






44. 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 ____?






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






46. When humidity is low - ___?






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






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






49. 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.






50. Which soil horizon is the most important agriculturally?