Plant Science Unit 1 (exam 1 review) (UTA)
(Wostl) UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the definition of a plant? - CORRECT ANSWER - any member of kingdom
plantae, made of multicellular organisms produce their own food from inorganic sources, by
photosynthesis
Why study plants? - CORRECT ANSWER - for your own good,
plants are amazing living organism,
plants are diverse,
informs us about our world.
What was first observed in plants by Robert Hooke? - CORRECT ANSWER - cells
What were first purified from plants? - CORRECT ANSWER - viruses, (tobacco mosaic
virus)
How great is the variety of plants in size? - CORRECT ANSWER - largest flower 1 m,
oldest 5000 years,
largest >100m
Define Palynology? - CORRECT ANSWER - study of pollen grains
Define phenology? - CORRECT ANSWER - study of cyclic and seasonal natural
phenomena
What is the ultimate source of (almost) all energy on earth? - CORRECT ANSWER - the
sun
, What is the penultimate source of all energy on earth? - CORRECT ANSWER - plants
Define -aceae: - CORRECT ANSWER - the suffix that denotes a plant family
Define Angiosperms: - CORRECT ANSWER - the evolutionarily cohesive clade that
contains all flowering plants.
Define apoplast: - CORRECT ANSWER - the interconnected network of cell walls
through out a plant.
Define a Bud: - CORRECT ANSWER - a mass of embryonic tissue. can develop into
leaves, flowers, or branches.
Define a Carpal: - CORRECT ANSWER - the innermost whorl of a flower, produce
megaspores.
Define collenchyma: - CORRECT ANSWER - cells characterized by the presence of only
primary cell walls that are unevenly thickened. living at maturity.
Define complex tissue: - CORRECT ANSWER - composed of 2 or more types of cells
Describe dermal tissue: - CORRECT ANSWER - tissue that forms the outer protective
covering of the plant.
Define embyrophytes? - CORRECT ANSWER - the evolutionary lineage that contains all
plants.
Describe epidermis: - CORRECT ANSWER - the outer most layer of cells covering the
primary plant body
(Wostl) UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the definition of a plant? - CORRECT ANSWER - any member of kingdom
plantae, made of multicellular organisms produce their own food from inorganic sources, by
photosynthesis
Why study plants? - CORRECT ANSWER - for your own good,
plants are amazing living organism,
plants are diverse,
informs us about our world.
What was first observed in plants by Robert Hooke? - CORRECT ANSWER - cells
What were first purified from plants? - CORRECT ANSWER - viruses, (tobacco mosaic
virus)
How great is the variety of plants in size? - CORRECT ANSWER - largest flower 1 m,
oldest 5000 years,
largest >100m
Define Palynology? - CORRECT ANSWER - study of pollen grains
Define phenology? - CORRECT ANSWER - study of cyclic and seasonal natural
phenomena
What is the ultimate source of (almost) all energy on earth? - CORRECT ANSWER - the
sun
, What is the penultimate source of all energy on earth? - CORRECT ANSWER - plants
Define -aceae: - CORRECT ANSWER - the suffix that denotes a plant family
Define Angiosperms: - CORRECT ANSWER - the evolutionarily cohesive clade that
contains all flowering plants.
Define apoplast: - CORRECT ANSWER - the interconnected network of cell walls
through out a plant.
Define a Bud: - CORRECT ANSWER - a mass of embryonic tissue. can develop into
leaves, flowers, or branches.
Define a Carpal: - CORRECT ANSWER - the innermost whorl of a flower, produce
megaspores.
Define collenchyma: - CORRECT ANSWER - cells characterized by the presence of only
primary cell walls that are unevenly thickened. living at maturity.
Define complex tissue: - CORRECT ANSWER - composed of 2 or more types of cells
Describe dermal tissue: - CORRECT ANSWER - tissue that forms the outer protective
covering of the plant.
Define embyrophytes? - CORRECT ANSWER - the evolutionary lineage that contains all
plants.
Describe epidermis: - CORRECT ANSWER - the outer most layer of cells covering the
primary plant body
