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Botany Basics

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






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






3. When humidity is low - ___?






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






5. ___ roots of dicots penetrate very deeply to underground water while ____ roots of monocots remain close to the surfae and facilitate rapid absorption of surface water?






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






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






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






9. The best soil for plant growth is ___?






10. Wood cells are composed primarily of cellulose and ___?






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






12. Which pair goes along with pollination?






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






14. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis?






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






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






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






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






19. 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 ____?






20. Not a specialized leaf?






21. Which of the following is a specialized root?






22. When humidity is high - ____?






23. A uniovulate carpel would contain how many seed?






24. Which biome has the best 'A' horizon?






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






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






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






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






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






30. Which fruit or seed is dispersed by water?






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






32. 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.






33. When the calyx - corolla - and stamen of a flower appear to be attached at the top of the ovary - the ovary is said to be ____?






34. Stems differ from roots in ___?






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






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






37. Sugars produced in photosynthesis are loaded intothe ___ of the leaf?






38. An advantage to tap roots is that they ____?






39. A cactus is classified as a modified ____?






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






41. Which of the following is a critical part of a seed providing nutrition for the embryo?






42. The part of the flower in which seeds are produced is the ___?






43. The part of the flower that eventually become seeds are the ___?






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






45. At present the most widely accepted theory for movement of substances in the phloem is called the ____?






46. Which of the following is a specialized leaf?






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






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






49. Not a specialized stem?






50. Most of the flesh of pomes comes from the ____?