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Plant Science Study Guide
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1. Water loss is prevented by the waxy coating on the leaf called the mesophyll. | F |
2. An example of a direct plant source is apples which humans eat. | T |
3. In Greek, gymnosperm means “naked seed”. | T |
4. Fibrous root systems have many small roots. | T |
5. A cotyledon is an enclosed seed | F |
6. The purpose of flowers for a plant is to keep birds and insects away. | F |
7. Perennials will continue to flower year after year. | T |
8. The opening and closing of the stomata are controlled by the guard cells. | T |
9. One of the functions of the roots of a plant is to store manufactured food | T |
10. What is the term given for the female part of the flower as a whole | PISTIL |
11. What is the term given for the male part of a flower as a whole | STAMEN |
12. What is the term given for the part of the flower that produces the pollen | ANTHER |
13. What is the term given for the part of the flower that protects the unopened flower | CALYX |
14. What is the term given for the part of the flower that provides a sticky surface to catch pollen | STIGMA |
15. What is the term given for the part of the flower that supports the stigma | STYLE |
16. What is the term given for the part of the flower that produces the female sex cells | OVARY |
17. What is the term given for the part of the flower that attracts insects and birds for pollination | PETALS |
18. What is an indirect plant source? | CHICKEN |
19. What language is used for scientific names? | Latin |
20. What are incomplete flowers missing? | STAMENS OR PISTIL |
21. Which of the plant processes produces food for the plant? | PHOTOSYNTHESIS |
22. What type of tissue transports food from the leaves down the stem | MINERALS ABSORBED BY THE ROOTS |
23. In the binomial nomenclature system, the first name is the GENUS and the second name is the SPECIES . | GENUS , SPECIES |
24. What type of plants have male and female flowers on the same plant? | MONOECIOUS |
25. The small roots that branch off the main root are called... | PRIMARY ROOT |
26. Which type of root grows from the stem or leaf to help the plant in some way? | ADVENTITOUS ROOTS |
27. What is the layer of dividing cells that creates the xylem and phloem called? | CAMBIUS |
28. Where are the stomata located on the plant? | ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEAF |
29. What is the primary growing point of the stem? | APICES |
30.two seed leaves | B |
31.parallel veins in the leaves. | A |
32. Scattered vascular bundles | A |
33. flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5. | B |
34. flower parts in multiples of 3 | A |
35. netted veins on leaves | B |
36. vascular bundles arranged in a circle. | B |
37. one seed leaf. | A |
38. Splitting a root system into two more pieces that will each become new plants is called... | DIVISION |
39. What asexual reproduction method is commonly used by orchards on trees? | GRAFTING |
40. What method involves taking segments of a plant and placing them in growing media to develop into new plants? | CUTTINGS |
41. What is the part of the grafted plant called that becomes the stem? | SCION |
42. In which asexual reproduction method does the parent plant provide water and nutrients until the new plant develops roots? | LAYERING |
43. In which asexual reproduction method does the new plant grow in artificial media under sterile conditions? | TISSUE CULTURE |
44. Which of the following is an advantage of using asexual reproduction methods to grow new plants? | FASTER TIME TO A MATURE PLANT |
45. A disadvantage of using asexual reproduction is... | REQUIRES MORE SKILL AND EXPENSES |
46. The transfer of pollen grains from the male part of the flower to the female part is called... | POLLINATION |
47. Plants with COMPLETE FLOWERS can self-pollinate. | COMPLETE FLOWERS |
48. Which of the following is a pollinator? | BIRDS , BEE , BAT |
49. After fertilization, what does the ovule develop into? | SEED |
50. The process of a seed developing into a plant is called... | GERMINATION |
51. The wearing away of the seed coat to allow water into the embryo is a process known as... | SACARIFICATION |
52. What are the elements that plants need in large amounts called? | MACRONUTRIENTS |
53. What has to happen before nutrients can be taken up by the roots of a plant? | DISSOLVE IN WATER |
54. Which of the following is a micronutrient? | CHLORINE |
55. What is added to fertilizer so that it will spread easily and prevent burning? | FILLER |
56. What is one of the most important soil properties that affect the availability of nutrients? | pH |
57. What are the 3 Primary Nutrients found in soil? | NITROGEN , PHOSPHORUS , potassiumq |