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Botany Basics

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






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






3. Stems differ from roots in ____?






4. This tissue (region) is present in monocot roots but absent in dicot roots?






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






6. Plants maintain a constant flow of water from the roots to the leaves through a process very critical to life on land called ____?






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






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






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






10. Roots differ from stems in ___?






11. In which region would an ntercalary meristem be found?






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






13. Stems differ from roots in ___?






14. Wood cells are composed primarily of lignin and ____?






15. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






21. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis?






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?






29. 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?


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






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






32. The ___ horizon - also referred to as ____ - is the most imp't agriculturally and deep layers of This is found in the ____ biome?






33. What is attached at the node?






34. A primary function of traechids is ___?






35. The final electron acceptor during the process of cellular respiration is ___?






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






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






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






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






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






41. Grasses - or monocots - are examples of plants with a ____ root system?






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






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






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






45. The osmotic response of guard cells is governed by ____ levels in the guard cells?






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






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


48. Which pair goes along with pollination?






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






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