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Botany Basics

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1. ___ 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?






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






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






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






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






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






7. When humidity is low - ____ ?






8. Which pair goes along with pollination?






9. Wood cells are composed primarily of lignin and ____?






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






11. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Why do most roots tend to die in soils that contain very high concentrations of salts (or fertilizer)?






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






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






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






23. If the concentration of solutes inside the plant cell is grater than the concentration on the outside - water will move ___?






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






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






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






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






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






29. A cactus is classified as a modified ____?






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






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






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






33. Pollen is produced in the ____ of a flower?






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






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






36. Specialized roots that permit plants growing in water to facilitate






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






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






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






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






41. Which soil horizon is the most important agriculturally?






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






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






44. The space on a stem between where buds are attache and elongates is referred to as the ____?






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






46. Which is a type of epidermal cell?






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






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






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






50. 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?