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Botany Basics

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1. Which of the following cell types hs food conduction as a primary function?
ovary
sweet potato
enter
phloem

2. In a mature - woody dicot stem - the tissue/cell type between the xylem and the phloem is the _____?
vascular cambria
cortex
potassium
superia

3. The discrete patches of xylem and phloem found in herbaceous dicot stems are called ___?
all of the above are correct
vascular bundles
turgor pressure
axillary bud and leaf

4. Not a specialized leaf?
vessels conduct sugars - traechids conduct water
guard cells
Irish (white) potato
inferior

5. The Calvin cycle is sometimes referred to as the ___?
3 carbon pathway
terger
chloroplasts
desert

6. Which of the following is a critical part of a seed providing nutrition for the embryo?
the root hairs on the root tips absorb water into the soil through osmosis. this water travels up the roots - up the stems - and to the leaves throughout the plant by capillary action. once absored in leaves - the water leaves the plant through trans
potassium
cortex
cotyledon

7. The main 'job' of the root is ____?
fig
The cambium is a ring of undifferentiated cells. Once a cell moves to the outside of the cambium it becomes phloem. When the cells move into the inside of the cambium - the cells become xylem. Xylem cells die - harden and begin expanding with fresh x
water conduction
conduction and absorption

8. Which biome has the best 'A' horizon?
venus flytrap - sundew trap - pitcher of a ptcher plant - tenri of a pea plant- all of the above
diffuse out
grasslands
concentration outside roots causes plant to lose h20

9. 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.
the vascular cambium produces both secondary xylem and secondary phloem - or vascular tissue. The secondary xylem is the wood in dicot plant and lignon surrounds it for support.
terger
deciduous
chollenchyma

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

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11. 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?
diffuse out
traechids - vessel elements - companion cells - sieve-tube elements- all of the above
concentration outside roots causes plant to lose h20
root hairs

12. Briefly describe the development of vascular tissu by the lateral/vascular cambium of a stem and how that results in the production of wood?
ovule
receptacle
The cambium is a ring of undifferentiated cells. Once a cell moves to the outside of the cambium it becomes phloem. When the cells move into the inside of the cambium - the cells become xylem. Xylem cells die - harden and begin expanding with fresh x
axillary buds

13. Which of the following is a specialized root for storage?
diffuse out
h20+co@-->chlorophyl/light-->glucose (sugar) + o2
bulb
vascular bundles

14. Which of the following would NOT be part of the stele?
anther
cortex
vascular bundles
fruit

15. Stems differ from roots in ____?
mycoorhizae
high turgor pressure opens Kt-->0. low turgor pressure close 0
grows back every year
the presence of nodes and internodes

16. Which of the following is a root with a specialized function for food storage?
superia
sweet potato
A - topsoil - grassland
fruit

17. Pollen is produced in the ____ of a flower?
internodes
stigma
anther
superia

18. Fungi which associate with roots to increase water absorption and mineral uptake are called ____?
oxygen
mycoorhizae
vascular cambria
apical meristem

19. The part of the flower in which seeds are produced is the ___?
more stomata on the upper surface
major elements vegetation requires for growth (macronutrients)
axillary buds
ovary

20. What obvious characteristic does a deciduous plant exhibit?
terger
guard cell and root hair
stigma
grows back every year

21. Which of the following is part of the embryo of the seed?
vascular cambria
the root hairs on the root tips absorb water into the soil through osmosis. this water travels up the roots - up the stems - and to the leaves throughout the plant by capillary action. once absored in leaves - the water leaves the plant through trans
penicilin
radicle

22. Grasses - or monocots - are examples of plants with a ____ root system?
fibrous
transpiration
rain
inferior

23. Specialized roots that permit plants growing in water to facilitate
venus flytrap - sundew trap - pitcher of a ptcher plant - tenri of a pea plant- all of the above
phelloderm
vessel elements
pneumatophoves

24. Pollen adheres to a sticky portion of the flower called the ___?
stigma
ovary
turgor pressure
superia

25. If the concentration of solutes/salts outside the plant cell is greater than the concentration on the inside - water will ____?
cellulose
sclerenchyma
leave the cell
the vascular cambium produces both secondary xylem and secondary phloem - or vascular tissue. The secondary xylem is the wood in dicot plant and lignon surrounds it for support.

26. The type of root system found in a dicot is a ___?
taproots
imbition
penicilin
pericarp

27. The dermal tissues of leaves have wha specialized cells to regulate gas exchange?
the presence of nodes and internodes
rain
digitalis
guard cells

28. The layer of chlorenchyma cells oriented to capture optimum sunlight at the top of the leaf are the ____?
upper epidermal cells
If there is a higher concentration of salts outside of the root - then water will not move inside the roots against the concentration gradient. the roots will dehydrate and eventually die
fruit
major elements vegetation requires for growth (macronutrients)

29. The 'eyes' of the Irish potato are actually ____?
upper epidermal cells
ovary
root cap - zone of elongation - maturation - division
axillary buds

30. The part of the root containing the vascular tissue?
imbition
diffuse out
annual ring
stele

31. The fungi symbiotically associated with roots are called ___?
apical meristem
mychorizea
stem
desert

32. Root hairs are found in the region of the root called the ____?
region of maturation
internode
horizon E
bulb

33. The initial step in the germination of a seed is called ____?
imbibition
cambium
CHOPKNSCa
annual ring

34. When the calyx - Corolla - and stamens of a flower are attached at the top of the ovary - the ovary is said to be ____?
sweet potato
A - topsoil - grassland
cortex
inferior

35. 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?
h20+co@-->chlorophyl/light-->glucose (sugar) + o2
sweet potato
transpiration
transpiration

36. Roots differ from stems in ___?
internode
upper epidermal cells
rain
all of the above are correct

37. The spines of cacti are specially adapted to perform 2 imp't functions for the plant - transpiration and photosynthesis. True or false?
all of the above are correct
anther
apical meristem
false

38. 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?
taproots
eristems
ovule
the vascular cambium produces both secondary xylem and secondary phloem - or vascular tissue. The secondary xylem is the wood in dicot plant and lignon surrounds it for support.

39. If the concentration of solutes outside the plant cell is greater than the concentration on the inside - water will _____?
upper epidermal cells
diffuse out
transpiration rates increase
pollen:stigma

40. This tissue (region) is present in monocot roots but absent in dicot roots?
pith
A - topsoil - grassland
tap - fiblous
coconut

41. Pollen adheres to a sticky portion of the flower called the ____?
mitochondria - chemiosmosis
stigma
tungor
CHOPKNSCa

42. Which pair goes along with pollination?
pollen:stigma
the vascular cambium produces both secondary xylem and secondary phloem - or vascular tissue. The secondary xylem is the wood in dicot plant and lignon surrounds it for support.
photo respiration occurs usually in times of drought. limited water forces the plant to close stomata - therefore blocking co2. with lo concentrations of co2 and high concentrations of 02 - the enzyme rubisco starts to bind 02 instead of co2. this pr
cortex

43. The longest wavelength of energy reaching the earth from the sun is ___?
turgor pressure
axillary buds
red light
node

44. Strawberries are an example of what kind of modified stem?
digitalis
it has node marks all over it where branches could grow off of.
stolon/runner
antenna pigments

45. The skin of most fruits is technically the ___?
fruit
pith
K
exocarp

46. During the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis - ____?
endodermis
stigma
water molecules are split - through the energy of light - into hydrogen ions - electrons - and oxygen
h20+co@-->chlorophyl/light-->glucose (sugar) + o2

47. Flowers are usually attached to a special structure at the end of a stem or peduncle called a ___?
Irish potato
transpiration
receptacle
digitalis

48. When the calyx - corolla - and stamen of a flower are attached below the overy - the ovary is said to be ___?
superia
cortex
strawberry
desert

49. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?
node
desert
photo respiration occurs usually in times of drought. limited water forces the plant to close stomata - therefore blocking co2. with lo concentrations of co2 and high concentrations of 02 - the enzyme rubisco starts to bind 02 instead of co2. this pr
eristems

50. Mitochondria are organelles responsible for ___?
cassava
aerobic
desert
phloem