Quiz 1

Question 1

Nucleus

Answer 1

Control center with genetic code information that controls physiological functions of cells and the overall features of the whole plant

Question 2

Pectin

Answer 2

Serves as a cementing agent between cells

Question 3

Plastids

Answer 3

Specialized bodies within the plant most notably containing the green pigment chlorophyll

Question 4

Plasma membrane

Answer 4

Regulate info and outflow of materials and compounds

Question 5

Roots require water and food material produced in the shoots but not oxygen in order to function and grow properly.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Phloem

Answer 6

Conducts food from photosynthetically produced food and other compounds from the leaves to other plant parts.materials can move up or down.

Question 7

Xylem

Answer 7

Water and dissolved minerals and nutrients from the soil are conducted from the roots up words to all above ground parts.

Question 8

Heartwood

Answer 8

Inactive xylem or old Xylem in woody plants

Question 9

Sapwood

Answer 9

A term for active xylem in woody plants

Question 10

Cambium

Answer 10

Responsible for increased diameter growth of Stems (trunk) and roots usually associated with the vascular tissue

Question 11

Buds found at the tips of shoots are lateral buds and those found along the sides of stems are terminal or apical buds

Answer 11

False

Question 12

The three common leaf arrangements we discussed in class are

Answer 12

Alternate , opposite, and whorled

Question 13

Pairs of specialized cells termed plastid cells control the opening and closing of stomata

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Trans-planting a plant in a shady location when it actually requires full sun can make a plant more susceptible to disease and insect predation true or false?

Answer 14

True

Question 15

The principal male flowering structure is the

Answer 15

Stamen

Question 16

The principal female flowering structure

Answer 16

Pistil

Question 17

Botanically speaking a fruit is the plant part that contains and protects the mature swollen ovary and seed such as an orange tomato avocado

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Know binomial nomenclature the botanical name

Answer 18

Always caps first letter and italicize

Question 19

It is easy to distinguish the leaf of a dicot as it does not have a parallel leaf vein pattern

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants produce their own carbohydrates nutrients and obtain a source of chemical energy using sunlight

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Plant species vary somewhere in the light levels needed for photosynthesis

Answer 21

True

Question 22

The quantity and types of mineral elements present in a plant do not matter for photosynthesis to occur efficiently

Answer 22

False

Question 23

In order for a plant to grow and develop normally photosynthesis must occur at a rate that exceeds the rate of respiration

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Only plants photosynthesis

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Only animals respire

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Photosynthesis

Answer 26

The process by which green plants produce their own carbohydrates or nutrients and obtain a source of chemical energy using light

Question 27

Transpiration

Answer 27

The evaporative loss of water vapor from plant leaves through the stomata it is closely related to the translocation of water and dissolved minerals from roots through the xylem

Question 28

Respiration

Answer 28

The process in which chemical energy is obtained from the controlled biological breakdown of carbohydrates

Question 29

Translocation

Answer 29

The movement of water mineral nutrients food (carbohydrates) and other dissolved compounds from one part of the plant to another

Question 30

When plants are categorized they’re done so by the use or the part of the plant consumed which of the following categories is not typically attributed to edible plants

Answer 30

Fruit
Ornamental (correct answer)
Herb
Vegetable
All of the above

Question 31

It is always best to know the botanical or scientific name of a plant to avoid the confusion surrounding the use of common names

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Look up leaf arrangements

Answer 32

Alternate
Opposite 
Whorled
Simple
Pinnately
Palmately

Question 33

What language Dictates The botanical name of plants

Answer 33

Latin

Question 34

The process of translocation in a plant can also aid in the movement of fertilizers and pesticides

Answer 34

True

Question 35

When considering the binomial system for naming plants in which order do the two names go

Answer 35

Genus species

Question 36

Processes of transpiration

Answer 36

Cools the plant transport sugars plant chemicals and minerals throughout the plant maintains turgidity

Question 37

The vascular cambium of a tree is generally located

Answer 37

On the outside of the trunk near to the bark and phloem

Question 38

Because the cambium of a tree is located relatively close to the bark of a tree this can make it susceptible to the damage caused by which of the following

Answer 38

Ringing and girdling

Question 39

The process by which green plants produce their own carbohydrates or nutrients in obtain of source of chemical energy by the use of light is called

Answer 39

Photosynthesis

Question 40

The proper definition of a plant variety is

Answer 40

Sub classification of a species found in the wild that has a desirable morphological trait

Question 41

Stomates are small pores on the leaf surface that under magnification resemble a human like mouth

Answer 41

True

Question 42

The transpiration process is the evaporative loss of water vapor from the plant leaves from the

Answer 42

Stomata

Question 43

Root hair often work together with the help of these fungi to absorb water from the soil

Answer 43

Mycorrhizae