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Botany Test

Subject : science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cladifils- modified stems that look like leaves - all parts are photosynthetic


2. What is NOT a product of the krebs cycle?






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






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






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






6. What is a reactant in the photochemical reactions of photosynthesis?






7. Three generations of gymnosperms






8. 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.






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






10. What cellular processes generate short carbon chains or skeletons which plants use to assemble amino acids and lipids?






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






12. A plant that carries two different versions of a gene for a single trait is...






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






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






15. Differences in type and location of human-managed ecosystems - quantity and quality of available drinking water and air may also be affected by rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide






16. You can determine the age of a woody branch by counting these






17. What is considered part of the protoplast?






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






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






20. Where in a plant is the water potential lowest?






21. What cell undergoes meiosis?






22. Transfer of DNA to RNA






23. A gymnosperm - lives in the desert for up to 3000 years - only grows 2 leaves - 5 feet across - they receive 1 inch of lower of rainfall per year - roots can grow under the soil at least a mile.






24. 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.






25. Which tissue system occurs throughout the plant - is made up of parenchyma - collenchyma - and sclerenchyma cells - and functions in storage - structural support - and metabolism?






26. Which part of the microscope would be adjusted to sharpen the image of a specimen at high magnification?






27. What best describes a dry fruit which opens at maturity?






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






29. What separates during meiosis-II






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






31. What type of RNA has a codon?






32. What causes diffusion of gases to occur?






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






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






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






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






37. What type of RNA has a codon?






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






39. 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?






40. Which part of the microscope would be adjusted to sharpen the image of a specimen at high magnification?






41. What type of RNA has an anticodon?






42. What is a final product of glycolysis?






43. Lives in dry - hot/cold - windy places - has fuzzy hairs to distance wind from the leaves






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






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






46. An ecosystem with similar climatic conditions on earth - such as communities of plants - animals - and soil organisms






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






48. What process would be used by a plant to move potassium ions across a membrane AGAINST a concentration gradient?






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






50. What are beneficial products made from bacteria?