Food Botany 1

Question 1

What is Food?

Answer 1

any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body

Question 2

What is a Plant?

Answer 2

a living organism belonging to

the kingdom Plantae

Question 3

Plant Cell

Answer 3

Plant cells are eukaryotic cells

Question 4

Cell Wall

Answer 4

consistsoflong-chainpolysaccharides (cellulose)

aggregated into bundles to form fibres

great tensile strength (thicker, stronger and
more rigid than animal cells)

Question 5

What is the cell wall responsible for?

Answer 5

responsible for:
– nutrition
– osmotic regulation
– growth
– intercellular communication

Question 6

Chloroplasts

Answer 6

usually lens-shaped, surrounded by double membrane

Question 7

Chloroplasts contains Chlorophyl?

Answer 7

Yes which is responsible for photosynthesis and/or pigments of
other colours (red, blue, yellow/brown)

Question 8

Light can influence the movement of chloroplasts?

Answer 8

depending on light conditions, they can move within the cells e.g. to surface to catch more light in low light conditions

Question 9

Vacuole

Answer 9

Biggest vesicle inside the cell - up to 90% of the volume and it also contains solutes dissolve in water.

Question 10

Some functions of Vacuole:

Answer 10

For storage of carbohydrates, organic acids, secondary metabolites.

osmotic regulation

Recycling molecular components from organelles

Question 11

Functions of the Roots (4)

Question 12

The cool stem #1 (3)

Answer 12



Question 13

The cool stem #2 (2)

Question 14

Make like a tree and leave! (4)

Answer 14

photosynthesize
(=process that requires water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight to enable plant to produce food)

• protect buds
• store food (bulbs!)
• May capture insects

Question 15

3 types of leave position

Answer 15

• Alternate
• Opposite
• Whorled

Question 16

The Flower

Question 17

Female Flower - Carpel / Pistil

Question 18

Male Flower - Stamen

Question 19

Perfect Flowers are those with…

Question 20

:( Imperfect Flowers are those with… (2)

Question 21

2 types of Flowers : Monoecious and Dioecious

Answer 21

if one plant has both staminate and pistillate flowers on it, it is said to be MONOECIOUS

If one plant has only staminate or only pistillate flowers on it, it is labeled DIOECIOUS


Question 22

Dioecious

Answer 22

If one plant has only staminate or only pistillate flowers on it, it is labeled DIOECIOUS

Question 23

Monoecious

Answer 23

if one plant has both staminate and pistillate flowers on it, it is said to be MONOECIOUS

Question 24

3 Categories of Flowers

Question 25

Dry Indehiscent

Answer 25

Nut

Question 26

Dry dehiscent

Answer 26

Legume

Question 27

Fleshy Fruits

Answer 27

Berry - Multiseed

Drupe - Single seed