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Botany Basics

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1. A primary function of traechids is ___?






2. The best soil for plant growth is ___?






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






4. Mitochondria are organelles responsible for ___?






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






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






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






8. Root hairs are found in the region of the root called the ____?






9. Which pair goes along with pollination?






10. Which is a type of epidermal cell?






11. When humidity is low - ____ ?






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






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






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






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






16. 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 ____?






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






18. Which of the following is a specialized root?






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






20. Not a specialized stem?






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






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






23. Most of the flesh of pomes comes from the ____?






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






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






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






27. What 8 elements are classified as major/macro elements for plant development?






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






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






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






31. What obvious characteristic does a deciduous plant exhibit?






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A structure in the axil of an attached leaf that is apable of future growth to form a branch shoot is the ____?






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






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






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






42. Photosystem pigments that function in gathering and passing light energy to reaction-center molecules are called ___?






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






44. Which of the following cell types hs food conduction as a primary function?






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






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






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






48. The part of the root containing the vascular tissue?






49. When the calyx - corolla - and stamen of a flower appear to be attached at the top of the ovary - the ovary is said to be ____?






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