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Botany Test

Subject : science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What BEST describes plant hormones?






2. What is considered part of the protoplast?






3. 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?






4. Under what conditions would a plant utilize fermentation to obtain energy?






5. Have a cell wall - no membrane - and no nucleus






6. How is algae different from 'true' plants?






7. Cladifils- modified stems that look like leaves - all parts are photosynthetic

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8. Vascular and seed bearing






9. During which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids separate?






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






11. What is a function of the epidermis?






12. How is algae different from 'true' plants?






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






14. What contains the most potential energy?






15. Epiphytes - valemine breaks down compost in roots






16. What are harmful effects of bacteria?






17. Composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner - can be used as a natural fertilizer






18. Under what conditions would a plant utilize fermentation to obtain energy?






19. 'Alleles' are best described as...






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






21. What would be a way of keeping a short-day plant from blooming?






22. Change in gene frequency in a gene population over time.






23. Under what circumstance would sexual reproduction be more successful than asexual reproduction?






24. Transfer of DNA to RNA






25. 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?






26. During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?






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






28. During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?






29. What are homologous chromosomes?






30. How does DNA replication take place?






31. Seedless - multicellular - and terrestrial - have a vascular system - reproduce by spreading spores that are found on the underside of mature leaves.






32. What is a product of the biochemical reactions of photosynthesis?






33. What is NOT a structure found on a typical flowering plant?






34. What is a final product of aerobic respiration?






35. Transferring of the information from the DNA into the language of the mRNA.






36. Seedless - multicellular - and terrestrial - have a vascular system - reproduce by spreading spores that are found on the underside of mature leaves.






37. Which part of aerobic respiration results in the production of CO2?






38. What are beneficial products made from bacteria?






39. Heating up bacteria until it is harmless and cannot function.






40. 'Alleles' are best described as...






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






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






43. What is a final product of glycolysis?






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






45. What is a final product of glycolysis?






46. What hormone functions in stomatal closure and can be used to induce dormancy in cultivated plants?






47. What process involves the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane?






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






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






50. Southern US - prop roots hold it in place as water moves out - it can breathe under water.