Biology 101 Ch31

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fruit.

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A mature ovary, specialized as a vessel that houses and protects seeds, is a Answer

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tuber

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A plant stem modified for nutrient storage is called a Answer

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ovule.

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seed is a mature

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several ovaries from a single flower

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An aggregate fruit develops from

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secondary phloem, cork cambium, and cork.

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Bark consists of

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4 or 5

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Dicot floral parts usually occur in multiples of Answer

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Ovaries

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Flowers bear seeds in protective chambers called Answer

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via the pollen tube that grows through the carpel tissues from the pollen grain deposited on the stigma

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How does the sperm of an angiosperm reach the egg?

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Same number

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How many chromosomes are there in a corn egg cell nucleus as compared to a corn pollen cell nucleus?

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2/3 as many

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How many chromosomes are there in a corn embryo cell nucleus as compared to a corn endosperm cell nucleus

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1

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How many layers of vascular cambium will there be in the trunk of a 10-year-old tree?

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carpels

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In a flowering plant, eggs are produced by meiosis in the Answer

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petals

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In a typical flower such as a magnolia or rose, the flower parts that play the main role in attracting the notice of animal pollinators are the Answer

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parenchyma

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Photosynthesis occurs in

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epidermis and the endodermis.

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The cells that store starch in dicot roots are located between the Answer

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increase the surface area for absorption of water and minerals.

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The chief function of root hairs is to

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diploid embryo sporophyte cells.

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The "halves" of an individual peanut, which represent its cotyledons, are composed of Answer

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secondary growth.

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The increase in girth (width) of trees occurs as a consequence of Answer

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stamen

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The male organ of a flower is the

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cell elongation behind the apical meristem.

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The most important factor responsible for pushing a growing root through the soil is Answer

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apical meristems

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The rapid new shoot growth on a tree during the spring arises mainly from Answer

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phloem.

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he type of plant vascular tissue specialized to conduct sugars and other metabolic products is called Answe

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dicots.

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The vast majority of living plant species are Answer

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stems, leaves, and roots.

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The vegetative (i.e., nonreproducing) structures of flowering plants include Answer

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lignin

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Which of the following substances allows some of a plant's vascular tissue to play a role analogous to that of an animal's skeleton?

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guard cells

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hich of the following types of plant cells functions in large part to limit a plant's loss of water vapor?

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anthers

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Which of the following flower parts produces male gametophytes?

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root

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Which of the following structures is the first to emerge from a germinating dicot seed?

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a fibrous root system

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characteristic of monocots

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vessel elements

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Which type of vascular tissue cell in a plant is dead at maturity?