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Botany Basics

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






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






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






4. This cell type is important in monocot and dicot roots by helping to regulate what gets into the ___?






5. When the calyx - Corolla - and stamens of a flower are attached at the top of the ovary - the ovary is said to be ____?






6. Which is a type of epidermal cell?






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






8. When humidity is low - ____ ?






9. The areas between the location of leaf attachments on the stem are called ___?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Water conducting cels that are open at either end include ___?






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






21. Vessels are different from traechids because _____?






22. Which fruit or seed is dispersed by water?






23. Which of the following is a specialized root?






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






25. In a mature - woody dicot stem - the tissue between the xylem and the phloem is the ___?






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






27. You have a crop that is not doing well and you add a lot of fertilizer to help it out but this causes the crop to do worse. ExplaIn what has happened?






28. A uniovulate carpel would contain how many seed?






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






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






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






32. A farmer finds that his landin the wetbottoms during an exceptionally wet year produced a very poor crop as most of the plants died. What could've been the problem?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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?






41. Which molecule is synthesized during the light reactions of photosynthesis by receiving electrons - becoming an eectron carrier molecule?






42. Why do most roots tend to die in soils that contain very high concentrations of salts (or fertilizer)?






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






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






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






46. Not a specialized leaf?






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






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






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






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