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Botany Basics

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1. 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 ____?






2. Pollen adheres to a sticky portion of the flower called the ____?






3. Stems differ from roots in ___?






4. Not a specialized leaf?






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






6. Not a specialized stem?






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






8. What obvious characteristic does a deciduous plant exhibit?






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






10. The oxygen liberated by green plants during photosynthesis comes from ___?






11. When humidity is low - ___?






12. When the calyx - corolla and stamen of a flower are attached at the top of the ovary - the ovary is said to be ___?






13. This cell type is important in monocot and dicot roots by helping to regulate what gets into the ___?






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






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






16. Flowers are usually attached to a special structure at the end of a stem or peduncle called a ___?






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






18. Explain the process by which plants get water from the soil into the leaves?






19. Fruit forms from the ovary wall of a flower referred to a the ___?






20. Which molecule is synthesized during the light reactions of photosynthesis by receiving electrons - becoming an eectron carrier molecule?






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






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






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






24. A cactus is classified as a modified ____?






25. When the calyx - Corolla - and stamens of a flower are attached at the top of the ovary - the ovary is said to be ____?






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






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






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






29. Explain photorespiration and how the enzyme rubisco plays a major role in that process during photosynthesis?






30. The ovay wall of a ferilized flower usually develops into What is referred to as ____?






31. What does the term 'C'HOPK'NS CaFe Mighty good' represent?






32. 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?






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






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






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






36. A leaf with leaflets is classified as a ____ leaf while a leaf with a single blade is classified as a ____ leaf?






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






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






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






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






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






42. Vessels are different from traechids because _____?






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






44. Roots differ from stems in ___?






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






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






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






48. The best soil for plant growth is ___?






49. Flowering plants that complete their lie cycles in a single season are called ___?






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