Botany Basics
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Botany Basics
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25 Questions

1. A cactus is classified as a modified ____?

2. Roots differ from stems in ___?

3. What is attached at the node?

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

5. Most of the flesh of pomes comes from the ____?

6. Stems differ from roots in ___?

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

8. Actively dividing cells can be found in ___?

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

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

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

12. ____ is the stage of cellular respiration that takes place outside of the mitochondria?

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

14. A conspicuous organelle at the light microscope level in cells of the palisade mesophyll would be ___?

15. Not a specialized leaf?

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

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

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

19. A uniovulate carpel would contain how many seed?

20. Which of the following is a specialized root?

21. Lignin is found primarily in ___?

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

23. Ultmately - how is energy moved around and created in living things?

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

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