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Botany Test

Subject : science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If an ovule is fertilized - what will it develop into?






2. What BEST describes plant hormones?






3. Traits that are desirable can be selected and bred for. process of selectively mating and breeding plants with particular traits.






4. The ocular lens of a microscope is 10x - and the objective lens is 4x. What is the total magnification of the microscope?






5. Traits that are desirable can be selected and bred for. process of selectively mating and breeding plants with particular traits.






6. Three generations of gymnosperms






7. Lives in desert - leaves have waxy cuticle - succulent - holds onto water






8. A piece of potato tuber is placed in a concentrated sugar-water solution. what statement BEST describes why the piece of potato shrinks in size over time?






9. What is a function of the epidermis?






10. A tissue in Which mitosis takes place - giving rise to the secondary xylem.






11. In what portion of a root might you find 'root hairs'?






12. Enzymes are an example of what type of molecule?






13. What cell undergoes meiosis?






14. Individuals best adapted to their environment reproduce offspring. it requires variation - heritability - and selection.






15. What tissue can be found in a root but not in a stem?






16. What is a final product of glycolysis?






17. During which phase of mitosis does the nuclear envelope disappear?






18. During which phase of meiosis do daughter cells become haploid?






19. Where in a dicot leaf does the majority of photosynthesis occur?






20. 3 part molecule with a sugar - phosphate group - and nitrogenous base - carries genes






21. What hormone stimulates cell division and may interfere with the function of auxin - leading to the development of 'witches-broom'?






22. In double fertilization - one sperm cell fertilized an egg cell - What does the other sperm cell fertilize?






23. What cell undergoes meiosis?






24. A piece of potato tuber is placed in a concentrated sugar-water solution. what statement BEST describes why the piece of potato shrinks in size over time?






25. What organelle do guard cells contain that other epidermal cells lack?






26. How are the vascular bundles of a dicot arranged in the stem?






27. What organelle was observable in the onion epidermis stained with iodine?






28. What is the primary function of collenchyma cells?






29. What phenomena explains how a photon can strike any chlorophyll molecule in the antennal complex and still reach the reaction center?






30. What part of a stem can a tree live without?






31. Lives in california - it is a lily - waxy - thin - sharp leaves to stop water loss - holds water for up to 2 years.






32. How do bacteria reproduce?






33. What plant tissue functions in conducting water from the roots to the leaves?






34. What type of RNA has a codon?






35. What pigment is responsible for plants sensing day length?






36. The part of an apple most often eaten by people is receptacle tissue - not ovary - making this what type of fruit?






37. Where in the chloroplast do protons accumulate - resulting in an electrochemical gradient which drives ATP-synthase?






38. How do bacteria reproduce?






39. During which phase of mitosis does the nuclear envelope disappear?






40. What is the main function of the roots of a corn plant?






41. Vascular and seed bearing






42. What is NOT a function of the vacuole?






43. What is the role of endosperm?






44. Transfer of DNA to RNA






45. What is the function of the cortex in a root?






46. What structure is MOST important in generating root pressure?






47. What is the role of endosperm?






48. Epiphytes - valemine breaks down compost in roots






49. If an ovule is fertilized - what will it develop into?






50. Bugs crawl into 'pitchers' - tiny hairs keep them from getting out - plant breaks down enzymes - and uses nitrogen. lives in places where nitrogen is limited.