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Botany Basics

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






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






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






4. A primary function of traechids is ___?






5. Which of the following drugs are NOT obtained from leaves?






6. Not a specialized leaf?






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






8. A farmer finds that his landin the wetbottoms during an exceptionally wet year produced a very poor crop as most of the plants died. What could've been the problem?

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






10. 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?






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






12. Roots differ from stems in ___?






13. Pollen adheres to a sticky portion of the flower called the ____?






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






15. Strawberries are an example of what kind of modified stem?






16. The ovay wall of a ferilized flower usually develops into What is referred to as ____?






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






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






19. The skin of most fruits is technically the ____?






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






21. The fungi symbiotically associated with roots are called ___?






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






23. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis?






24. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?






25. Why is an Irish/white potato classified as a modified stem?






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






27. When humidity is low - ____ ?






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






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






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






31. The Calvin cycle is sometimes referred to as the ___?






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






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






34. Which of the following woud NOT be a part of the vasulcar stele?






35. Cells produced by the vascular cambium include ___?






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






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






38. Which is a type of epidermal cell?






39. Fruit forms from the ovary wall of a flower referred to a the ___?






40. Not a specialized stem?






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






42. The longest wavelength of energy reaching the earth from the sun is ___?






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






44. Explain how a guard cell opens and closes the stoma?






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






46. Which cell type is responsible for transporting sugars in a plant?






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






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






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






50. 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 ____?