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Botany Basics

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

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






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






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






5. The initial step in the germination of a seed is called ____?






6. Mitochondria are organelles responsible for ___?






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. When humidity is low - ____ ?






14. Which is a type of epidermal cell?






15. The endodermis works to direct water through its cells by having the presence of a waxy layer of suberin called the ____ around its cells n only one plane?






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






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






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






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






20. In addition to anchoring a plant - roots usually function directly in which of the following processes?






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






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






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






24. If the concentration of solutes/salts outside the plant cell is greater than the concentration on the inside - water will ____?






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






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






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






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






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






30. The longest wavelength of energy reaching the earth from the sun is ___?






31. Which of the following is a specialized root for storage?






32. The best soil for plant growth is ___?






33. Explain the process by which plants get water from the soil into the leaves?






34. ___ 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?






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






36. A cactus is classified as a modified ____?






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






38. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?






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






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






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






42. Stems differ from roots in ____?






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






44. Explain photorespiration and how the enzyme rubisco plays a major role in that process during photosynthesis?






45. Which of the following drugs is NOT obtained from leaves?






46. 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 ____?






47. 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?






48. During the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis - ____?






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






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