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Botany Basics

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






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






3. Stems differ from roots in ___?






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






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






6. The 'eyes' of the Irish potato are actually ____?






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






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






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






10. Which cell types hav the primary function of photosynthesis?






11. Not a specialized stem?






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






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






14. The skin of most fruits is technically the ____?






15. Cells produced by the vascular cambium include ___?






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






17. The endodermis works to direct water through its cells by having the presence of a waxy layer of suberin called the ____ around its cells n only one plane?






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






19. Not a specialized leaf?






20. The wood of cone bearing trees - softwoods - consists of primary traechids - while the wood of flowering trees - hardwoods - consists of traechids and ____?






21. Not a specialized leaf?






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






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






24. A conspicuous organelle at the light microscope level in cells of the palisade mesophyll would be ___?






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






26. Roots differ from stems in ___?






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






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






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






30. Which pair goes along with pollination?






31. 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?






32. A primary function of traechids is ___?






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






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






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






36. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?






37. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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