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Chapter 27 Unit Bio

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TRUE Secondary tissues result from cell division in CORK CAMBIUM
TRUE SHORT DAY plants flower when nights are long
TRUE The shoot of a CORN seedling grows straight up where as a bean seedling produces a shoot with a hook to push through the soil
TRUE Herbaceous PERENNIALS such as chrysanthemums store nutrients for the next seasons growth in fleshy roots or underground stems
TRUE Plant development is considered REVERSIBLE because cells of certain tissues can form unspecialized cells that can then differentiate and develop into a mature plant
A plants roots obtain oxygen from air spaces between soil particles
Which of the following is a list of three major minerals nutrients required by plants Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium
A plant that completes its life cycle in a single growing season is called an annual
Which of the following may be needed in order for a seed to germinate all of the above
Like other grasses a wheat plant is characterized by having all of the above
When commercial growers artificially control the lengths of days and nights they are relying on a response called a photoperiodism
When vines grow their tendrils coil around objects for support. This action is called a thigmotropism
Cells on the dark side of a stem elongate more than the cells on the light side because the hormone auxin accumulates on the dark side and causes the cell walls to become more flexible
Which part of the plant exhibits a positive phototropism B
Which part of the plant exhibits a positive gravitropism A
The flowers of bread wheat like all grass flowers lack petals and sepals
Apical meritstems located at the tips of stems and roots produce primary growth
Secondary growth is produced by cell division in the cork cambium and the vascular cambium
To complete its life cycle a biennial plant takes two growing season
Apical meristems located at the tips of stems and roots produce primary growth
The structure labeled A is the endosperm
The structure labeled B is the embryo
The structure labeled C is the Cotyledon
Many of a plant's responses to environmental stimuli are caused by hormones
A trophism is a growth response toward or away from a stimulus
In a kernel of bread wheat the ovary wall and seed coat are part of the bran
Which of the following is not a reason that plants need potassium photosynthesis
The major difference between plants and animal development is that plants continue to develop throughout their lives
All of the following are major mineral nutrients needed by plants except zinc
The dutch biologist Frits Went showed that the bending of plants toward light is caused by a chemical called auxin
TRUE The process of GERMINATION occurs when a plant embryo resumes its growth
TRUE Some seeds CAN NOT SPROUT until their seed coats are damaged
TRUE In a tissued culture cells divide and then undergo DIFFERENTIATION
TRUE Trees, shrubs, and woody vines, that drop all of their leaves at the end of the growing season each year are classified as PERENNIALS
TRUE SECONDARY GROWTH results in an increase in a plants width
TRUE If there is not enough air in the spaces between soil particles there may not be enough OXYGEN available for a plants roots and the plant could die
TRUE The nutrient NITROGEN is a part of all proteins, nucleic acids, chlorophylls, and coenzymes in plants
TRUE The inhibition of bud growth along the stem by auxin is called APICAL DOMINANCE
TRUE A GRAVITROPHISM a is a response to gravity
TRUE In many MONOCOTS the shoot of a seedling is covered by a protective sheet
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