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ISA Arborist Certification Study Guide Chapter 1
(Latest Update) Questions and Verified
Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A+
Sites of rapid cell division in the shoot tips, root tips, and cambium are called
____________. - ...(ANSWERS)....Meristems
Meristems located at the end of the shoots are called primary or __________
meristems. - ...(ANSWERS)....Apical
The tendency for terminal buds to inhibit the growth of lateral buds is called
__________. - ...(ANSWERS)....Apical dominance
The "food factories" of trees are the _________. - ...(ANSWERS)....Leaves
The procress of ___________ combines carbon dioxide and water in the reaction
driven by light to produce sugars. __________ is also a product of this reaction. -
...(ANSWERS)....Photosynthesis, Oxygen
The green color of leaves is created by the presence of _________, which is
necessary for photosynthesis. - ...(ANSWERS)....Chlorophyll
___________ is the loss of water vapor from the leaves. -
...(ANSWERS)....Transpiration
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The opening and closing of _________ allow for gas exchange, and transpiration is
controlled by the __________ _________. - ...(ANSWERS)....Stomata, guard cells
Water and dissolved essential minerals are transported within the tree in the
________. The __________ conducts carbohydrates. - ...(ANSWERS)....Xylem,
Phloem
The _________ is a layer of meristematic cells located between the phloem and
xylem. - ...(ANSWERS)....Cambium
The _________ _________ is formed when trunk tissue grows around branch
tissues. As the branch and trunk tissues expand against each other in the branch
union, the ________ ____ ________ is formed. - ...(ANSWERS)....Branch collar,
Branch bark ridge
______ protects the branches and trunk of a tree from mechanical injury and
desiccation. - ...(ANSWERS)....Bark
Name four functions of the root system - ...(ANSWERS)....Aborption, Conduction,
Anchorage, Storage, Hormone production
Water enters young roots or mycorrhizal roots, in part, by process called
_________. - ...(ANSWERS)....Osmosis
ISA Arborist Certification Study Guide Chapter 1
(Latest Update) Questions and Verified
Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A+
Sites of rapid cell division in the shoot tips, root tips, and cambium are called
____________. - ...(ANSWERS)....Meristems
Meristems located at the end of the shoots are called primary or __________
meristems. - ...(ANSWERS)....Apical
The tendency for terminal buds to inhibit the growth of lateral buds is called
__________. - ...(ANSWERS)....Apical dominance
The "food factories" of trees are the _________. - ...(ANSWERS)....Leaves
The procress of ___________ combines carbon dioxide and water in the reaction
driven by light to produce sugars. __________ is also a product of this reaction. -
...(ANSWERS)....Photosynthesis, Oxygen
The green color of leaves is created by the presence of _________, which is
necessary for photosynthesis. - ...(ANSWERS)....Chlorophyll
___________ is the loss of water vapor from the leaves. -
...(ANSWERS)....Transpiration
, 2
The opening and closing of _________ allow for gas exchange, and transpiration is
controlled by the __________ _________. - ...(ANSWERS)....Stomata, guard cells
Water and dissolved essential minerals are transported within the tree in the
________. The __________ conducts carbohydrates. - ...(ANSWERS)....Xylem,
Phloem
The _________ is a layer of meristematic cells located between the phloem and
xylem. - ...(ANSWERS)....Cambium
The _________ _________ is formed when trunk tissue grows around branch
tissues. As the branch and trunk tissues expand against each other in the branch
union, the ________ ____ ________ is formed. - ...(ANSWERS)....Branch collar,
Branch bark ridge
______ protects the branches and trunk of a tree from mechanical injury and
desiccation. - ...(ANSWERS)....Bark
Name four functions of the root system - ...(ANSWERS)....Aborption, Conduction,
Anchorage, Storage, Hormone production
Water enters young roots or mycorrhizal roots, in part, by process called
_________. - ...(ANSWERS)....Osmosis
