Lab Quiz

Question 1

What simple things do plants require?

Answer 1

Sunlight, Water, CO2, Minerals

Question 2

With the approach of fall/winter what changes

Answer 2

• Sunlight decreases (24hr Sunlight)

- Water availability decreases (liquid to solid)

Question 3

Deciduous

Answer 3

Drops leaves (Oak,Sugar Maple)

Question 4

Coniferous

Answer 4

Holds leaves (Spruce)

Question 5

Botanical armor

Answer 5

Bark: Protects, keeps things out

Question 6

Cork and suberin

Answer 6

Makes up bark, insulatory (keeps from losing heat/moisture)

Question 7

Suberin

Answer 7

like wax

Question 8

Squirrels do what

Answer 8

• nibble and chew off twigs from Oak to thicken nest and trap air to insulate it
• lap up sugar from maple

Question 9

Leaf pigment (chlorophyll)

Answer 9

-greens, drives photosynthesis, driven by sunlight

Question 10

Leaf pigment (xanthophylls)

Answer 10

-yellows, green pigment leaves from lack of sunlight

Question 11

Leaf pigment (carotenoids)

Answer 11

-oranges

Question 12

Leaf pigment (anthocyanins)

Answer 12

-reds, can be color of stress, less water, lots of sugar

Question 13

When comparing to Animals how does it seem plants behave?

Answer 13

-ectotherms and poikilotherms

Question 14

Systems of plants

Answer 14

• 2 systems

- Shoot (up) , Root (down)

Question 15

Plant organs

Answer 15

• 3 organs

- leaves, stems, roots

Question 16

abscission

Answer 16

leaf drop