Botany Practical 1

Question 1

eudicot

Answer 1

2 cotyledons

Question 2

monocot

Answer 2

1 cotyledon

Question 3

primary root

Answer 3

the LONGEST root when it starts to sprout roots

Question 4

lateral root

Answer 4

secondary roots, not the longest

Question 5

bulbs are

Answer 5

modified stems

Question 6

apical meristem

Answer 6

2 kinds (root and shoot)- contain undifferentiated cells that can turn into anything (think stem cells)

Question 7

phototropism

Answer 7

response to light, will grow toward light (controlled by auxin)

Question 8

stem function

Answer 8

storage, transport for nutrients and water between leaves and root

Question 9

node

Answer 9

where stem and branches go off

Question 10

internode

Answer 10

between 2 nodes on a stem

Question 11

shoot tip / apex

Answer 11

TOP of the plant - where young leaves grow, terminal bud

Question 12

types of leaf patterns

Answer 12

alternate - every other
opposite - match on both sides
whorled - spiral at the same point

Question 13

meristem

Answer 13

a group of cells that have potential to divide and differentiate long after embryo was
formed

Question 14

xylem

Answer 14

transports inorganic nutrients: water and mineral nutrients.

Question 15

phloem

Answer 15

transports organic nutrients: sugars, amino acids, fatty acids,

Question 16

vascular cambium

Answer 16

contains totipotent cells that make new xylem and phloem year after year - in woody plants (NOT PRESENT IN NON WOODY/HERBACIOUS PLANTS)

Question 17

two types of leaves

Answer 17

simple
compound

Question 18

simple leaf features

Answer 18

1 leaf per stem