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Botany Basics

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






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






3. Why is an Irish/white potato classified as a modified stem?






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






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






6. ___ 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?






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






8. Stems differ from roots in ____?






9. Which soil horizon is the most important agriculturally?






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






11. The ground tissue of monocots is composed of ___?






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






13. The 'eyes' of the Irish potato are actually ___?






14. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Stems differ from roots in ___?






22. When the calyx - corolla - and stamen of a flower are attached below the overy - the ovary is said to be ___?






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






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






25. When a plant is fully saturated with water it is said to be high in ___ pressure wheras if it is low in water the plant is said to be flacid.






26. Name the 4 parts of aflower and briefly explain the process of double fertilization?






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






28. Mitochondria are organelles responsible for ___?






29. Wood cells are composed primarily of cellulose and ___?






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






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






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






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






34. Which of the following is not a specialized stem?






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






43. When humidity is low - ____ ?






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






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






46. What obvious characteristic does a deciduous plant exhibit?






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






48. Strawberries are an example of what kind of modified stem?






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






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