Question 1

Annuals

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Flowering plants that complete their life cycles in a single season

Question 2

Most grasses, trees and 'weeds' are flowering plants that produce ___________ flowers.

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Small, inconspicuous

Question 3

Floral, stem, and/or leaf characteristics used to identify dicots

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Flower parts are in groups of four, five or multiples of four or five

Question 4

The flpral parts are attached to an apical portion of the flowering stem called the ________

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Receptacle

Question 5

Fleshy edible part of a strawberry is called

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Receptacle

Question 6

Botanically true berries

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Tomatoes and grapes

Question 7

Berry with a lethary skin containing oils

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Hesperidium

Question 8

In a young seedling the part of the stem below the cotyledons is called the

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Hypocotyl

Question 9

When moisture enters a seed, a physical process called _______ causes the tissues to swell with tremendous expansion forces.

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Vivipary

Question 10

Some seeds require that the seed coat be partially digested or decayed before germentation will occur. This process of altering the seed coat to permit germentation is called

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Scarification

Question 11

Pressure that develops within a living cell as a result of water entering the cell is called

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Turgur

Question 12

Pressure sufficient to prevent the rise of fluid in an osmometer tube when applied to the top of the tube is called

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Osmotic pressure

Question 13

Molecules that, due to their symmetry have slightly different electical charges at each end are said to be ____

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Polar

Question 14

What plays a role in plasmolysis

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Water potential, vacuole, plasma membrane and protoplasm.

Question 15

_____occurs when water forms hydrogen bonds with large organic molecules such as cellulose in living or dead tissues

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Imbitition

Question 16

Imbitition is responsible for

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Breaking open the seat coat of germinating seeds

Question 17

Subtances are absorbed and retained against a concentration gradient, through the expediature of energy by

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Active transporters

Question 18

Mostof the water that enters a plant via the roots leaves the same plant by the process of

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Transpiration

Question 19

The cohesion of water molecules and their adhesion to the walls of narrow tubes that result in water rising in the tubes is called

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Capillarity

Question 20

Changes in solute ion concentrations that are involved in the opening and closing of stomata pertain primarily to

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Potassium

Question 21

The rise of water plants in presently most satisfactory explained by

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The cohesion-tension theory

Question 22

When humidity is high

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Transpiration rates decrease

Question 23

Oxidation is the

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Loss of electrons

Question 24

Most energy transfers in cells involve a linked set of oxidation and reduction reactions. This means that

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One molecule is oxidized and one is reduced in a set of coupled reactions

Question 25

Metabolism refers to

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All the metabolic activities that take place in cells and entire organisms as a whole

Question 26

The oxygen liberated by green plants during photosynthesis comes from

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Water molecules

Question 27

The longest wavelenghts of light useful in photosynthesis are those of

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Red light

Question 28

Which of the following has been used effectively to "fertilize" plants?

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CO2

Question 29

Summary of photosynthesis

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CO2+H2O+Light---->C6H12O6+O2+H2O

Question 30

Which of the following is synthesized during light reactions?

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NADPH

Question 31

During the light reactions of Photosynthesis

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ATP molecules are generated

Question 32

Which is a reduced molecule

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Both NADPH and FADH2

Question 33

In the process of photosynthesis, which molecule becomes reduced?

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CO2

Question 34

Photo oxidation primarily involves the

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Destruction of chlorophyll by light

Question 35

The splitting of water molecules on the insideof thylakoid membranes during photosynthesis is called

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Photolysis

Question 36

The calvin cycle is also called the

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3 carbon cycle

Question 37

Plants that produce oxaloacetic acid instead of PGA during the dark reactioms of photosynthesis are called

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C4 plants

Question 38

What is/are found in C4 plants?

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Large chloroplasts with numerous starch grains, high concentrations of PEP carboxylase in mesophyll cells, higher optimum temperatures for photosynthesis than C3 plants & small chloroplasts w/ well-developed grana

Question 39

CAM photosynthesis occurs mostly in

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Cacti and succulents

Question 40

In glycolysis

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Gluscose is broken down into simpler compounds

Question 41

The first step of glycolysis involves a ______reaction.

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Phosphorylation

Question 42

Which of the following is/are not produced during fermentation?

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AcetylCoA

Question 43

Fermentation in plants and yeast terminates with the formation of

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Ethyl alcohol

Question 44

Because it is hare to digest and is toxic to some predators, this molecule protects plants from herbivorous animals

Accepted Answer

Lignin

Question	Answer
Annual
Annuals	Flowering plants that complete their life cycles in a single season
Most grasses, trees and 'weeds' are flowering plants that produce ___________ flowers.	Small, inconspicuous
Floral, stem, and/or leaf characteristics used to identify dicots	Flower parts are in groups of four, five or multiples of four or five
The flpral parts are attached to an apical portion of the flowering stem called the ________	Receptacle
Fleshy edible part of a strawberry is called	Receptacle
Botanically true berries	Tomatoes and grapes
Berry with a lethary skin containing oils	Hesperidium
In a young seedling the part of the stem below the cotyledons is called the	Hypocotyl
When moisture enters a seed, a physical process called _______ causes the tissues to swell with tremendous expansion forces.	Vivipary
Some seeds require that the seed coat be partially digested or decayed before germentation will occur. This process of altering the seed coat to permit germentation is called	Scarification
Pressure that develops within a living cell as a result of water entering the cell is called	Turgur
Pressure sufficient to prevent the rise of fluid in an osmometer tube when applied to the top of the tube is called	Osmotic pressure
Molecules that, due to their symmetry have slightly different electical charges at each end are said to be ____	Polar
What plays a role in plasmolysis	Water potential, vacuole, plasma membrane and protoplasm.
_____occurs when water forms hydrogen bonds with large organic molecules such as cellulose in living or dead tissues	Imbitition
Imbitition is responsible for	Breaking open the seat coat of germinating seeds
Subtances are absorbed and retained against a concentration gradient, through the expediature of energy by	Active transporters
Mostof the water that enters a plant via the roots leaves the same plant by the process of	Transpiration
The cohesion of water molecules and their adhesion to the walls of narrow tubes that result in water rising in the tubes is called	Capillarity
Changes in solute ion concentrations that are involved in the opening and closing of stomata pertain primarily to	Potassium
The rise of water plants in presently most satisfactory explained by	The cohesion-tension theory
When humidity is high	Transpiration rates decrease
Oxidation is the	Loss of electrons
Most energy transfers in cells involve a linked set of oxidation and reduction reactions. This means that	One molecule is oxidized and one is reduced in a set of coupled reactions
Metabolism refers to	All the metabolic activities that take place in cells and entire organisms as a whole
The oxygen liberated by green plants during photosynthesis comes from	Water molecules
The longest wavelenghts of light useful in photosynthesis are those of	Red light
Which of the following has been used effectively to "fertilize" plants?	CO2
Summary of photosynthesis	CO2+H2O+Light---->C6H12O6+O2+H2O
Which of the following is synthesized during light reactions?	NADPH
During the light reactions of Photosynthesis	ATP molecules are generated
Which is a reduced molecule	Both NADPH and FADH2
In the process of photosynthesis, which molecule becomes reduced?	CO2
Photo oxidation primarily involves the	Destruction of chlorophyll by light
The splitting of water molecules on the insideof thylakoid membranes during photosynthesis is called	Photolysis
The calvin cycle is also called the	3 carbon cycle
Plants that produce oxaloacetic acid instead of PGA during the dark reactioms of photosynthesis are called	C4 plants
What is/are found in C4 plants?	Large chloroplasts with numerous starch grains, high concentrations of PEP carboxylase in mesophyll cells, higher optimum temperatures for photosynthesis than C3 plants & small chloroplasts w/ well-developed grana
CAM photosynthesis occurs mostly in	Cacti and succulents
In glycolysis	Gluscose is broken down into simpler compounds
The first step of glycolysis involves a ______reaction.	Phosphorylation
Which of the following is/are not produced during fermentation?	AcetylCoA
Fermentation in plants and yeast terminates with the formation of	Ethyl alcohol
Because it is hare to digest and is toxic to some predators, this molecule protects plants from herbivorous animals	Lignin

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