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Bio 184 Mid - Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coconut is a fruit rich in | Sclerenchyma |
| The tree basic tissue types in higher plants are | (A) Dermal (B)Ground (C)Vascular |
| True or false: Water moves from the leaves to the roots | False |
| True or false: Potato is a modified root | False |
| True or false: Pollination is the process by which pollen grains cause allergies to humans and animals | False |
| The reproductive male organs of the flower are called the what?(a) and What they produce? (b) | (A)Stamen (B)Pollen Grains |
| The pollen is carried to the stigma of a different flower by ____________. | Pollinators |
| Pollen lands on the (a)______ the stickiest part of the carpel. From there it moves down the (b)_________until it reaches the (c)__________ | (A)Stigma (B)Style (C)Ovule |
| the union of the sperm and the egg is called fertilization. After fertilization the ovules become(a)_______ and the carpel becomes the (b)_________. | (A)Fruit (B)The space in which the ovule grows. |
| What is Photosynthesis? | Process by which solar energy is stored in the chemical bonds of glucose (C6H12O6) for later use |
| What is the function of Dermal Tissue? | Protection |
| What is the function of Ground Tissue? | Storage, Photosynthesis support and protection |
| What is the function of Vascular Tissue? | Water conduction, support and food transport. |
| Name the 2 types of Dermal Tissues? | Epidermis Periderm |
| Name the 3 types of Ground Tissues? | Parenchyma Collenchyma Sclerenchyma |
| Name the 2 types of Vascular Tissues? | Xylem Phloem |
| What is the function of Parenchyma cells? | Storage and Photosynthesis |
| What is the function of the Xylem? | Water conduction and plant support |
| What is the function of Phloem? | Food transportation |
| What is the function of the stamen? | Produce pollen |
| What is the carpel | The section of the plant which contain the female sexual organs |
| The meaning of Diploid(2N)is? | The dominate phase of a plants life cycle |
| The meaning of haploid(N)is? | the phase in which fertilization take place. |
| What are gametes? | Cells capable of fusing during fertilization |
| What happens during the gametophyte phase? | that is haploid, containing a single set of chromosomes |
| What happens during the sporophyte phase? | In flowering plants is the dominant part of the life cycle: from seed to gamete formation is all sporophyte |
| Gymnosperms are what? | Naked Seeds Needle-like leaves, woody plants, often tall trees. Pine cones |
| Angiosperms are what? | Covered seeds like fruit All have flowers |
| Pollination means? | the male and female gametophytes are brought together so that their gametes can unite |
| Are fruits Angiosperms or gymnospermste | Angiosperms |
| How many types of fruit are there and name them? | 3 types of fruit: Simple Aggregate Multiple |
| What type of fruit is an pineapple? | Multiple |
| Name the two types of roots? | A Tap Root A Fibrous Root |
| What is the difference between a Tap and Fibrous root? | A tap root is used to store food and the fibrous is not. |
| What do plants store their food as? | Starch |
| Where can you found Algae? | marine and freshwater habitats |
| True or False: Can Algae be used as food for humans? | True |
| How does a Fungi digest its food? | Absorption via the use of powerful enzymes. |