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Botany Basics

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






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






3. The best soil for plant growth is ___?






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






5. Most of the flesh of pomes comes from the __?






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






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






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






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






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






11. Which fruit or seed is dispersed by water?






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






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






14. A plant placed in a beaker of salt water will ____?






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






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






17. Which soil horizon is the most important agriculturally?






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






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






20. The parts of a flower that form male gametes are the ____?






21. Horizontal stems that grow just below the surface of the soil are called ____?






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






23. Stems differ from roots in ____?






24. Not a specialized stem?






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






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






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






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






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






30. Which of the following is a root with a specialized function for food storage?






31. When humidity is high - ____?






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






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






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






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






36. Stoma are regulated by guard cells which swell or shrink due to movement of this specific ion in the stomata?






37. What obvious characteristic does a deciduous plant exhibit?






38. In nature depletion of mineral nutrients in the soil - interference with plant growth by excluding air - and the acceleration of the breakdown of nitrates in the soil is caused by too much ____?






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






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






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






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






43. When humidity is low - ____ ?






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






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






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






47. Roots differ from stems in ___?






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






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






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