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Botany Basics

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1. When humidity is high - ____?






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






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






4. Photosystem pigments that function in gathering and passing light energy to reaction-center molecules are called ___?






5. Horizontal stems that produce roots and shoots are ___?






6. A uniovulate carpel would contain how many seed?






7. Water conducting cels that are open at either end include ___?






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






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






10. Mitochondria are organelles responsible for ___?






11. The osmotic response of guard cells is governed by the ___ levels in the guard cells?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Not a specialized stem?






33. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?






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






35. The part of the flower that eventually become seeds are the ____?






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






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

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






39. Which soil horizon is the most important agriculturally?






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






41. The initial step in the germination of a seed is called ____?






42. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis?






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






44. Stems differ from roots in ____?






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






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






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






48. Root hairs are found in the region of the root called the ____?






49. Most of the ATP produced in respiration is a result of the movement of H ions across an ATP synthase in the inner membrane of the ____ and is referred to as ____?






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