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Botany Basics

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1. Which of the following is a specialized leaf?






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






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






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






5. 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?






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






7. Horizontal stems that grow just below the surface of the soil are called ____?






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






9. Which of the following is part of the embryo of the seed?






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






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






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






13. Which of the following is a specialized root?






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






15. Which of the following is a specialized root for storage?






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






17. A plant with flowers containing stamens but no carpels would be a ___ plant with ____ flowers?






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






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






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






21. Which of the following is not a specialized stem?






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






23. The best soil for plant growth is ___?






24. Because of greater light intensity and heat absorption on the upper surface of the leaf - the lower surface has ____?






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






26. The main 'job' of the root is ____?






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






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






29. In addition to anchoring a plant - roots usually function directly in which of the following processes?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The leaves of cacti are actually ____?






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






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






41. What is attached at the node?






42. Which of the following is a root with a specialized function for food storage?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. When a plant cell loses water and the cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall - the cell is said to be under going ____?