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100

Taproot or Fibrous?

Taproot

100

Which of these is NOT a function of a stem? 

  1. Transports water, nutrients, & sugars

  2. Supports the entire plant

  3. Storage of food reserves

  4. Photosynthesis

2. Supports the entire plant 

(Physically it's supporting the leaves and the flowers - the roots would support the entire plant.)

100

Draw an example of each of the following types of leaf arrangement: alternate, opposite, whorled

Alternate, Opposite, Whorled

100

True or False: Flowers result in fruit & seed production. For most crop plants, this is our crop yield.

True

100

Seeds contain what three things?

Living embryo, energy supply, outer covering

200

Taproot or Fibrous? 

Fibrous
200

What is an example of a tuber?

Potato, Nutsedge, etc.

200

Draw an example of the three different types of venation.

Parallel, Pinnate, Palmate venation

Parallel, Pinnate, Palmate venation

200

Name two other uses of flowers. 

Other uses of flowers: aesthetic, great for plant identification, food and industrial products

200

Match the following definitions to the vocabulary. 

  1. Seeds _____

  1. Fruit _____

  1. Pericarp _____


  1. Outer wall of the fruit

  2. Mature ovules

  3. Mature ovary containing one or more seeds

1. 2

2. 3

3. 1

300

Which of these are NOT a function of a root?

  1. Anchorage (prevent lodging)

  2. Absorption

  3. Photosynthesis

  4. Storage of food reserves

3. Photosynthesis

300

What is an example of a bulb?

Onion, Tulip, Lilies, Timothy

300

What are the two main functions of leaves? What’s the difference between the two?

Photosynthesis - conversion of CO2 and H20 to sugars and O2 using light energy

Transpiration - evaporative loss of water from leaves through the stomata

Photosynthesis vs. Transpiration - a trade-off between growth and water use.

300

What is double fertilization? What does each produce? 

One sperm unites with the egg to produce the zygote, the other unites with two polar nuclei to produce the  endosperm



300

Describe the difference between epigeal emergence and hypogeal emergence.

Epigeal - growth points (and cotyledons) above the soil

Hypogeal - growth point (and cotyledons) below soil

400

Which of these DOES NOT describe a root hair?

  1. Made of several epidermal cells.

  2. They have a short life.

  3. They require oxygen. 

  4. Site of water and mineral absorption.

1. Made of several epidermal cells 

(Each root hair is only one cell)

400

What is the difference between a rhizome and a stolon?

Stolons "steal" or "snake" above the ground, while rhizomes "rise up" from beneath the ground. 

400

Label these structures in the typical dicot leaf. 

1. blade, 2. petiole, 3. stipules

400

Label the parts in the typical grass flower. 

1. Spikelet, 2. Glumes, 3. Lemma, 4. Palea, 5. Awn, 6. Pistil, 7. Stamen, 8. Florets

400

Label the following diagram of a dicot seed. (Ignore #1)

Cotyledon, Embryo, Hilum, Hypocotyl, Plumule, Radicle, Seed Coat

2. Hilum, 3. Seed Coat, 4. Plumule, 5. Hyopcotyl, 6. Radicle, 7. Cotyledons

500

What is the name of Jimmy Fallon's band?

The Roots

500

Fill in the blanks: Beyond apical buds and axillary buds, grass stems also have _____________________ _______________________ within the nodes that produce most of the growth (in height). 

Intercalary meristems

500

Label these structures in the typical monocot leaf. 

1. blade, 2. sheath, 3. ligule, 4. auricle, 5. collar

500

Label all the parts in the typical dicot flower.

 

1. sepal, 2. petal, 3. pistil, 4. stamen, 5. anther, 6. filament, 7. stigma, 8. style, 9. ovary

500

Label the following diagram of a monocot seed. 

Coleoptile, Coleorhiza, Cotyledon/Endosperm, Dark Layer, Embryo, Pericarp, Plumule, Radicle

1. Pericarp (seed coat), 2. Endosperm (Cotyledon), 3. Embryo, 4. Coleoptile, 5. Plumule, 6. Radicle, 7. Coleorhiza, 8. Dark Layer