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Botany Basics

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1. The major regions of a root tip are ____ - ___ - _____ and _____?






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






3. 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?






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






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






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






7. Vessels are different from traechids because _____?






8. White the basic chemical equation for photosynthesis indicating which parts are for the light dependent stage and which are part of the light independent stage?






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






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






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






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






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






14. When humidity is low - ___?






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. When humidity is low - ____ ?






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






31. The part of the flower that eventually become seeds are the ____?






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. At present the most widely accepted theory for movement of substances in the phloem is called the ____?






39. Roots differ from stems in ___?






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






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






42. The part of the flower where seeds are produced is called the ___?






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






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






45. 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?






46. Not a specialized stem?






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






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






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






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







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