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Botany Basics

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






2. Lignin is found primarily in ___?






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






4. An example of an aggregate fruit would be the ___?






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?






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






13. The discrete patches of xylem and phloem found in monocot stems are called ____?






14. Not a specialized leaf?






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






16. Fungi which associate with roots to increase water absorption and mineral uptake are called ____?






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






18. Which of the following is a specialized leaf?






19. The discrete paches of xylem and phloem found in herbaceous dicot stems are called ____?






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






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






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






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






24. Vessels are different from traechids because _____?






25. The Calvin cycle is sometimes referred to as the ___?






26. Not a specialized stem?






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






28. ___ 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?






29. When a plant cell loses water and the cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall - the cell is said to be under going ____?






30. The discrete patches of xylem and phloem found in herbaceous dicot stems are called ___?






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






32. A uniovulate carpel would contain how many seed?






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






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






35. Which of the following is a specialized root?






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






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






38. Which of the following is part of the embryo of the seed?






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






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






41. 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 ____?






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A primary function of traechids is ___?






49. What is attached at the node?






50. Which is a type of epidermal cell?