Chapter 34: Plant Reproduction and Growth

Question 1

Define

Vegetative Reproduction

3 Points

34.1

Answer 1

• Asexual Reproduction
• Done through piece of parent
• New plant is clone of parent

Question 2

Define

Runners

3 Points

34.1

Answer 2

• Type of Vegetative Reproduction
• Stem grown from parent “runs” along soil surface
• Notches along stem sprout roots, becoming new plant

Strawberry plants

Question 3

Define

Rhizomes

2 Points

34.1

Answer 3

• Type of Vegetative Reproduction
• Underground horizontal stems that continuely grow

Ginger

Question 4

Define

Suckers

2 Points

34.1

Answer 4

• Type of Vegetative Reproduction
• Pieces of parent plant’s root that can grow

Dandelion D:<

Question 5

Define

Adventitious Plantlets

2 Points

34.1

Answer 5

• Type of Vegetative Reproduction
• Plantlets that form from meristematic tissue on parent plant’s leaves

Question 6

Define

Pollen Grain

2 Points

34.1

Answer 6

• Contains male gametophytes
• Comes from microspores

Question 7

Define

Microspore

1 Point

34.1

Answer 7

• A spore that creates male gametophytes

Question 8

Define

Embryo Sac

2 Points

34.1

Answer 8

• Female gametophyte
• Develops from a megaspore

Question 9

Define

Megaspore

1 Point

34.1

Answer 9

• A spore that creates a female gametophyte

Question 10

Define

Stamens

1 Point

34.2

Answer 10

• The male parts of a flower

Question 11

Define

Carpel

1 Point

34.2

Answer 11

• The entire female part of a flower

Question 12

Define

Ovary

2 Points (Flower Biology)

34.2

Answer 12

• The lower bulging portion of the carpel
• Part of Female Flower

Question 13

Define

Style

2 Points (Flower Biology)

34.2

Answer 13

• The slender stalk attached to a flower ovary
• Part of Female flower

Question 14

Define

Stigma

2 Points (Flower Biology)

34.2

Answer 14

• The sticky tip on the end of a style
• Part of Female flower

Question 15

Define

Imperfect Flower

1 Point

34.2

Answer 15

• A flower that contains only female or only male parts

Question 16

Define

Dioecious

1 Point

34.2

Answer 16

• A plant that has only male or only female flowers

Question 17

Define

Monoecious

1 Point

34.2

Answer 17

• A plant that has imperfect flowers of both the male and female variety

Question 18

Define

Anther

1 Point

34.2

Answer 18

• The part at the tip of a stamen

Question 19

Define

Pollen Sac

2 Points

34.2

Answer 19

• Found within the anther
• Contain microspore mother cells

Question 20

Define

Microspore Mother Cell

2 Points

34.2

Answer 20

• Found within pollen sacs
• Undergoes transformation and division to eventually become pollen grains

Question 21

Define

Ovule

2 Points

34.2

Answer 21

• Found within the ovary
• Contains megaspore mother cell

Question 22

Define

Pollination

1 Point

34.3

Answer 22

• The process by which pollen is transferred from anther to stigma

Question 23

Define

Development

1 Point

34.4

Answer 23

• The entire process between fertilization and maturity

Question 24

Define

Cotyledons

2 Points

34.4

Answer 24

• The “leaves” that first appear after a seed has sprouted
• Are a form of food for a seed

Question 25

# Define Integument | 1 Point ## Footnote 34.4

Answer 25

* A tough outer protective cover

Question 26

# Define Seed Coat | 1 Point ## Footnote 34.4

Answer 26

* The outer shell of a seed

Question 27

# Define Aerobic respiration | 1 Point ## Footnote 34.6

Answer 27

* The process in which oxygen is used to create energy from a fuel source

Question 28

# Define Coleoptile | 1 Point ## Footnote 34.6

Answer 28

* The protective sheath covering a new shoot in Monocots

Question 29

# Define Macronutrient | 1 Point ## Footnote 34.7

Answer 29

* An essential nutrient needed in large amounts

Question 30

# Define Micronutrient | 1 Point ## Footnote 34.7

Answer 30

* An essential nutrient needed in tiny amounts

Question 31

What are the 9 Macronutrients required by plants? ## Footnote 34.7

Answer 31

* Carbon * Hydrogen * Oxygen * Nitrogen * Potassium * Calcium * Phosphorus * Magnesium * Sulfur

Question 32

What are the 7 Micronutrients required by plants? ## Footnote 34.7

Answer 32

* Iron * Chlorine * Copper * Manganese * Zinc * Molybdenum * Boron

Question 33

# Define Hydroponics | 2 Points ## Footnote 34.7

Answer 33

* Plants grown entirely suspended above water * Exact nutritional requirements are added or removed as needed

Question 34

# Define Hydroponic Culture | 1 Point ## Footnote 34.7

Answer 34

* The solutions used to research nutrients needed by plants

Question 35

# Define Differentiation | 1 Point ## Footnote 34.8

Answer 35

* The formation of specialized tissues from existing tissues

Question 36

What did F.C Steward do? ## Footnote 34.8

Answer 36

* Induced isolated bits of carrot phloem tissue to grow into new carrots

Question 37

What are the 5 major (known) kinds of plant hormones? ## Footnote 34.8

Answer 37

* Auxin * Gibberellins * Cytokinins * Ethylene * Abscisic Acid

Question 38

# Define Phototropism | 1 Point ## Footnote 34.10

Answer 38

* The growth of plants towards light

Question 39

# Define Auxin | 3 Points ## Footnote 34.9

Answer 39

* The substance that causes a plant to bend towards light * Avoids light * Side of plant with more auxin grows and divides more causing the bend

Question 40

What did Frits Went do? | 1 Point ## Footnote 34.9

Answer 40

* Figured out how auxin controls plant growth

Question 41

# Define Synthetic Auxins | 2 Points ## Footnote 34.9

Answer 41

* Used to control weeds * Causes affected plants to grow to death, reducing ATP production

Question 42

# Define Dioxin | 2 Points ## Footnote 34.9

Answer 42

* Endocrine disruptor * Chemical that interferes with human development