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Botany Basics

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1. Which of the following would NOT be part of the stele?






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. The major regions of a root tip are ____ - ___ - _____ and _____?






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






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






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






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






11. Which fruit or seed is dispersed by water?






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






13. The osmotic response of guard cells is governed by ____ levels in the guard cells?






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






15. 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?






16. Pressure that develops within a living cell as the result of water entering the cell is called ___?






17. Not a specialized leaf?






18. In which region would an ntercalary meristem be found?






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






20. The layer of chlorenchyma cells oriented to capture optimum sunlight at the top of the leaf are the ____?






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






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






23. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?






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






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






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






27. What is attached at the node?






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






29. Explain why a cucumber or tomato really should be referred to as a fruit?






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






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






32. Roots differ from stems in ___?






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






34. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?






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






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






37. When humidity is low - ___?






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






39. The space between the nodes of a stem is called the _____?






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






41. Pressure that develops within a living cell as a result of water entering the cell is called ____?






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Stoma are regulated by guard cells which swell or shrink due to movement of this specific ion in the stomata?






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






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