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Botany Basics

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1. The skin of most fruits is technically the ___?
1
plasmolysis
vessels
exocarp

2. The parts of a flower that form male gametes are the ____?
superia
red light
callyx/corolla
stamen; anther

3. The final electron acceptor during the process of cellular respiration is ___?
stamen; anther
vessels
oxygen
K

4. Which of the following is a critical part of a seed providing nutrition for the embryo?
callyx/corolla
potassium
guard cell and root hair
cotyledon

5. Which cell types hav the primary function of photosynthesis?
vessels conduct sugars - traechids conduct water
chollenchyma
to open - potassium will enter the guard cell. then the guard cell will swell and attract water to the stomata - or area of high concentration. Once the plant has enough water - potassium will diffuse out - the guard cells will shrink - and finally c
axillary buds

6. 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?
casperian strips
exocarp
penicilin
pith

7. A structure in the axil of an attached leaf that is apable of future growth to form a branch shoot is the ____?
If there is a higher concentration of salts outside of the root - then water will not move inside the roots against the concentration gradient. the roots will dehydrate and eventually die
axillary bud
root hairs
photo respiration occurs usually in times of drought. limited water forces the plant to close stomata - therefore blocking co2. with lo concentrations of co2 and high concentrations of 02 - the enzyme rubisco starts to bind 02 instead of co2. this pr

8. Which is a type of epidermal cell?
water molecules
turgor pressure
compound - simple
guard cell and root hair

9. Which of the following is part of the embryo of the seed?
Irish (white) potato
water molecules are split - through the energy of light - into hydrogen ions - electrons - and oxygen
radicle
strawberry

10. Leaves and buds are attached to the stem at the ___?
stigma
axillary bud and leaf
node
cambium

11. The initial step in the germination of a seed is called ____?
penicilin
chollenchyma
imbibition
rhizomes

12. This tissue/region is present in monocot roots but absent in dicot roots?
pith
h20+co@-->chlorophyl/light-->glucose (sugar) + o2
3 carbon pathway
transpiration

13. The part of the flower in which seeds are produced is the ___?
vessels conduct sugars - traechids conduct water
transpiration
ovule
ovary

14. Most of the water that enters a plant via the roots leaves the same plant by the process of ____?
imbibition
rhizomes
transpiration
red light

15. Specialized epidermal cells that increase the surface area for absorption of water are ____?
terger
root hairs
cortex
mitochondria - chemiosmosis

16. The part of the flower in which seeds are produced is the ___?
ovary
internode
rhizomes
axillary bud and leaf

17. In a mature - woody dicot stem - the tissue between the xylem and phloem is the ____?
3 carbon pathway
cambium
vessels conduct sugars - traechids conduct water
internodes

18. Most of the flesh of pomes comes from the __?
receptacle
casperian strips
grows back every year
Irish (white) potato

19. Mitochondria are organelles responsible for ___?
having a special covering called the root cap
to open - potassium will enter the guard cell. then the guard cell will swell and attract water to the stomata - or area of high concentration. Once the plant has enough water - potassium will diffuse out - the guard cells will shrink - and finally c
aerobic
rhizomes

20. The main 'job' of the root is ____?
water molecules
potassium
conduction and absorption
turgor pressure

21. Because of greater light intensity and heat absorption on the upper surface of the leaf - the lower surface has ____?
turgor pressure
more stomata on the upper surface
guard cells
cotyledon

22. The skin of most fruits is technically the ____?
exocarp
pith
fig
3 carbon pathway

23. Cells produced by the vascular cambium do NOT include ___?
diffuse out
phelloderm
inferior
anther

24. Explain how a guard cell opens and closes the stoma?
high turgor pressure opens Kt-->0. low turgor pressure close 0
loam
callyx/corolla
annual ring

25. Which of the following is a root with a specialized function for food storage?
sweet potato
h20+co@-->chlorophyl/light-->glucose (sugar) + o2
diffusion is the movement of particles from high to low concentration; osmosis is movement of water from high to low concentration
imbibition

26. Leaves and buds are attached to the stem at the ___?
pollen:stigma
node
rhizomes
vessel elements

27. Root hairs are found in the region of the root called the ____?
the root hairs on the root tips absorb water into the soil through osmosis. this water travels up the roots - up the stems - and to the leaves throughout the plant by capillary action. once absored in leaves - the water leaves the plant through trans
region of maturation
internode
vascular cambria

28. Explain the process by which plants get water from the soil into the leaves?
the root hairs on the root tips absorb water into the soil through osmosis. this water travels up the roots - up the stems - and to the leaves throughout the plant by capillary action. once absored in leaves - the water leaves the plant through trans
antenna pigments
all of the above are correct
cotyledon

29. Horizontal stems that grow just below the surface of the soil are called ____?
ovule
aerobic
The cambium is a ring of undifferentiated cells. Once a cell moves to the outside of the cambium it becomes phloem. When the cells move into the inside of the cambium - the cells become xylem. Xylem cells die - harden and begin expanding with fresh x
rhizomes

30. Wood cells are composed primarily of cellulose and ___?
vascular bundles
glycolysis
through a series of metabolic reactions and electrons transferring energy to different forms in redox reactions
lignin

31. Cells produced by the vascular cambium do NOT include ___?
traechids - vessel elements - companion cells - sieve-tube elements- all of the above
parenchyma
plasmolysis
potassium

32. Which of the following drugs are NOT obtained from leaves?
bulb
chollenchyma
digitalis
traechids - vessel elements - companion cells - sieve-tube elements- all of the above

33. In addition to anchoring a plant - roots usually function directly in which of the following processes?
digitalis
absorpion of minerals in solution
it has the seeds and all 4 parts of a flower would classify it as a fruit instead of a vegetable
h20+co@-->chlorophyl/light-->glucose (sugar) + o2

34. The part of the flower where seeds are produced is called the ___?
root hairs
guard cells
vascular cambria
ovary

35. Vessels are different from traechids because _____?
vessels conduct sugars - traechids conduct water
false
desert
rhizomes

36. This tissue (region) is present in monocot roots but absent in dicot roots?
pith
pericarp
root cap - zone of elongation - maturation - division
water molecules are split - through the energy of light - into hydrogen ions - electrons - and oxygen

37. Which cell type is responsible for transporting sugars in a plant?
phloem
pericarp
rhizomes
leave the cell

38. The space on a stem between where buds are attache and elongates is referred to as the ____?
potassium
internodes
internode
sweet potato

39. The ovay wall of a ferilized flower usually develops into What is referred to as ____?
glycolysis
ovary
fruit
parenchyma

40. What obvious characteristic does a deciduous plant exhibit?
casperian strips
CHOPKNSCa
the sepal - petal - stamen - pistil are the 4 main parts. in double fertilization - the pollen grain produces 2 sperm cells which travel as pollen to the stigma and down the style ofthe pistil to the ovary. One will fertilize an egg in the ovary whil
grows back every year

41. Which molecule is synthesized during the light reactions of photosynthesis by receiving electrons - becoming an eectron carrier molecule?
NADPH
The cambium is a ring of undifferentiated cells. Once a cell moves to the outside of the cambium it becomes phloem. When the cells move into the inside of the cambium - the cells become xylem. Xylem cells die - harden and begin expanding with fresh x
fibrous
venus flytrap - sundew trap - pitcher of a ptcher plant - tenri of a pea plant- all of the above

42. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?
transpiration
prickles
chloroplasts
exocarp

43. A leaf with leaflets is classified as a ____ leaf while a leaf with a single blade is classified as a ____ leaf?
anther
compound - simple
it has the seeds and all 4 parts of a flower would classify it as a fruit instead of a vegetable
guard cell and root hair

44. When humidity is high - ____?
axillary bud and leaf
transpiration rates decrease
transpiration rates can decrease
vascular bundles

45. An example of a multiple fruit would be the ___?
vascular bundles
fig
penicilin
prickles

46. Why is an Irish/white potato classified as a modified stem?
through a series of metabolic reactions and electrons transferring energy to different forms in redox reactions
it has node marks all over it where branches could grow off of.
absorpion of minerals in solution
internodes

47. Which of the following is a specialized root?
parenchyma
endodermis
pith
sweet potato

48. Horizontal stems that produce roots and shoots are ___?
If there is a higher concentration of salts outside of the root - then water will not move inside the roots against the concentration gradient. the roots will dehydrate and eventually die
mitochondria - chemiosmosis
phloem
rhizomes

49. In a mature - woody dicot stem - the tissue between the xylem and the phloem is the ___?
vascular cambium
exocarp
transpiration rates increase
inferior

50. One year's growth of xylem in secondary wood is referred to as an ____?
annual ring
it has node marks all over it where branches could grow off of.
penicilin
antenna pigments