Lab 2

Question 1

The study of the physical form and external structure of plants is called what?

Answer 1

Plant Morphology

Question 2

The study of the internal structure of plants is called what?

Answer 2

Plant Anatomy

Question 3

Crops that have a single cotyledon are called _________.

Answer 3

Monocotyledons (monocot)

Question 4

Crops that have two cotyledons are called __________.

Answer 4

Dicotyledons (dicot)

Question 5

Soybean is a

Answer 5

dicot

Question 6

Corn is a

Answer 6

monocot

Question 7

Wheat is a

Answer 7

monocot

Question 8

Barley is a

Answer 8

monocot

Question 9

Lintel is a

Answer 9

dicot

Question 10

Bean are

Answer 10

dicot

Question 11

The two major components of the plant cell are the ___ _____ and _________.

Answer 11

cell wall and protoplast

Question 12

________ gives plant cell walls their strength and rigidity.

Answer 12

Cellulose

Question 13

_________, a component of plant cell walls, negatively affects the digestibility of forages, such as corn silage and alfalfa hay.

Answer 13

Lignin

Question 14

The protoplast of a plant cell consist of __________ and _________.

Answer 14

Cytoplasm and Nucleus

Question 15

The nucleus of a plant cell serves what two general functions?

Answer 15

Controls protein synthesis, and stores genetic information.

Question 16

Genetic information is stored in the _________ in the form of _____.

Answer 16

Nucleus, DNA

Question 17

Photosynthesis occurs where?

Answer 17

Chloroplast

Question 18

Respiration occurs where?

Answer 18

Mitochondria

Question 19

Secretions occurs where?

Answer 19

Golgi Bodies

Question 20

Distribution of cellular substances occurs where?

Answer 20

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Question 21

ATP Formation occurs where?

Answer 21

Mitochondria

Question 22

Why is the vacuole important?

Answer 22

Water balance; stores ions; pigment deposits

Question 23

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is produced in the mitochondria during respiration.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Oxygen (O2) is produced in the chloroplast during photosynthesis.

Answer 24

Ture

Question 25

What part of the cell is especially important in energy fuels production?

Answer 25

Cell Wall

Question 26

In a crop plant, the three basic tissue types are ________, ________, and _______ _________.

Answer 26

Epidermis, vascular, and ground tissues.

Question 27

The outermost tissue is the epidermis.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

The “pipelines” in the plant are known as _________ ________.

Answer 28

Vascular Tissues (Xylem and Phloem)

Question 29

The _________ conducts water and minerals, and the Phloem transports photosynthetic products from the leaves.

Answer 29

Xylem

Question 30

The region of active cell division that gives rise to the primary growth of various tissue types are know as the _________.

Answer 30

Meristem

Question 31

________ meristmes are located at the tip of roots and shoots, whereas axillary meristems are located at the axils of leaves.

Answer 31

Apical

Question 32

In most crops, the _____ constitute the majority of underground portion of the plant and are specialized for anchorage, absorption, storage, and conduction.

Answer 32

Roots

Question 33

In monocotyledons, the primary root is usually short-lived and the main root system develop from ________ roots that arise from nodes on the base of the stem below or just above the soil surface.

Answer 33

adventitious

Question 34

In monocotyledons, no root is more prominent that other others, and the toot system know as the ________ __________ _______.

Answer 34

Fibrous root system

Question 35

In dicotyledons, the primary root of the embryo forms a substantial, tapering main root from which smaller ______ root usually arise. This type of root system is called a _____ root system.

Answer 35

lateral, tap

Question 36

The stem is an axis that is always upright.

Answer 36

False

Question 37

Nodes are points of attachments for leaves on the stem.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

The regions between successive nodes are called inter-nodes.

Answer 38

Trure

Question 39

The only function of the stem is water conduction.

Answer 39

False

Question 40

The tillers are vertical flowering stems of grasses origination from basal nodes.

Answer 40

True

Question 41

Horizontal above ground stems are called stolons.

Answer 41

False

Question 42

Horizontal above ground stems are called stolons.

Answer 42

True

Question 43

Enlarged, fleshy underground stems are called a stolons.

Answer 43

False