PHA611 - Intro to Plant Science Flashcards
1
Q
pest resistance
A
Biofortified soya beans
2
Q
2nd gmo
A
edible cotton seeds
3
Q
biofuel
A
jatropha
4
Q
inc beta carotene
A
golden rice
5
Q
5th gmo
A
food resistant rice
5
Q
weed resistant
A
sugar beets
6
Q
feed on agricultural waste and excrete crude oil
A
yeast
7
Q
vit, proteins, virus resistant
A
biocassave plus/cassava
8
Q
pest resistant
A
papaya
9
Q
blocks ricin production, inc castor oil w/c is used as lubricant in shampoo
A
Castor Beans
10
Q
Name the 5 characteristics of a typical plant
A
- Multicellullar eukaryote
- Photosynthesis
- Cell wall
- Two adult forms
- Embryo protected within mother plant
11
Q
What are the two adult forms of a plant
A
- spore producing/sporophyre
- gametes producing/gametophyte
12
Q
No plant is unicellular
A
TRUE
13
Q
SOME plant is photosynthetic
A
TRUE
13
Q
Green plants are the one that is PHOTOSYNTHETIC
A
TRUE