NCSU HS201 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE LATEST 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS (2026/2027)
GRADE: A+|STATUS: GUARANTEED PASS
a fruit is a mature - Answers -ovary
A perfect flower has both stamens and pistils. Which of the following imperfect flowers is
missing the male parts? - Answers -pistillate
The function of cellulose in a plant is to - Answers -provide strength and rigidity to plants
The roll of the epidermis in a plant is: - Answers -controls water and gas loss from the plant
leaves
Modified stems that look like leaves are found on several plants including Christmas cactus and
poet's laurel. What are these modified stems called? - Answers -Cladophylls
When trying to break seed dormancy (so that you can get seeds to germinate) on seeds that are
"double dormant" what do you do first? - Answers -scarify
Specialized epidermal cells that open and close the stomata are called - Answers -guard cells
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,When you eat corn on the cob and you get silks stuck in your teeth, what are those silks? -
Answers -pistils
Plants with a fibrous root system have/do all the following except - Answers -have multiple tap
roots
Plants with whorled leaf arrangement that is deadly! Caution if you build a fire on the sand
dunes! - Answers -Nerium oleander
Seed dormancy is - Answers -when the seed does not germinate even when environmental
conditions are favorable for germination because of a physical or physiological condition in the
seed
Irish potatoes are 1) botanically classified as what? 2) They are this because they have what
part? - Answers -modified stems; nodes
To determine whether a plant has simple or compound leaves, you must first find - Answers -the
bud
When you are eating a seed, you are eating a ripened - Answers -ovule
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, Stems have many functions, as we discussed in class. Which of the following is not one we
discussed: - Answers -absorption of water vapor from the air and all the carbon dioxide needed
by the plant
Which of the following is not a type of root? - Answers -stolon
An example of a rhizomatous plant (one that produces rhizomes) that we discussed is: -
Answers -bamboo
Which specialized stem is found growing horizontal to the ground and below the soil? - Answers
-rhizome
root hairs serve what major purpose? - Answers -increase the absorption of water and nutrients
the plant form (usage/technique/application) that involved the training/pruning of a plant along
a wall or vertical/flatted surface - Answers -espalier
Blueberries, grapes, and tomatoes are all what type of fruit? - Answers -berries
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS (2026/2027)
GRADE: A+|STATUS: GUARANTEED PASS
a fruit is a mature - Answers -ovary
A perfect flower has both stamens and pistils. Which of the following imperfect flowers is
missing the male parts? - Answers -pistillate
The function of cellulose in a plant is to - Answers -provide strength and rigidity to plants
The roll of the epidermis in a plant is: - Answers -controls water and gas loss from the plant
leaves
Modified stems that look like leaves are found on several plants including Christmas cactus and
poet's laurel. What are these modified stems called? - Answers -Cladophylls
When trying to break seed dormancy (so that you can get seeds to germinate) on seeds that are
"double dormant" what do you do first? - Answers -scarify
Specialized epidermal cells that open and close the stomata are called - Answers -guard cells
1|Page
,When you eat corn on the cob and you get silks stuck in your teeth, what are those silks? -
Answers -pistils
Plants with a fibrous root system have/do all the following except - Answers -have multiple tap
roots
Plants with whorled leaf arrangement that is deadly! Caution if you build a fire on the sand
dunes! - Answers -Nerium oleander
Seed dormancy is - Answers -when the seed does not germinate even when environmental
conditions are favorable for germination because of a physical or physiological condition in the
seed
Irish potatoes are 1) botanically classified as what? 2) They are this because they have what
part? - Answers -modified stems; nodes
To determine whether a plant has simple or compound leaves, you must first find - Answers -the
bud
When you are eating a seed, you are eating a ripened - Answers -ovule
2|Page
, Stems have many functions, as we discussed in class. Which of the following is not one we
discussed: - Answers -absorption of water vapor from the air and all the carbon dioxide needed
by the plant
Which of the following is not a type of root? - Answers -stolon
An example of a rhizomatous plant (one that produces rhizomes) that we discussed is: -
Answers -bamboo
Which specialized stem is found growing horizontal to the ground and below the soil? - Answers
-rhizome
root hairs serve what major purpose? - Answers -increase the absorption of water and nutrients
the plant form (usage/technique/application) that involved the training/pruning of a plant along
a wall or vertical/flatted surface - Answers -espalier
Blueberries, grapes, and tomatoes are all what type of fruit? - Answers -berries
3|Page
