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Brooks Biodiversity Unit 3 Exam Questions and Answers (rated A+) Plants Architecture - ANSWER-Plant needs i. collection & conversion of solar energy -> leaves ii. positioning & support of leaves -> stems iii. anchorage & absorption -> roots iv. transport -> vascular system Leaf Structure - ANSWER-Epidermis, Mesophyll, and Vein (Vascular Bundle) Epidermis contains what? - ANSWER-- Cuticle - Guard cells with Stomata Epidermis - ANSWER-outermost cell layer of a plant b...

WSU Biology 106 Exam Questions AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS Which of the follow statements concerning the is NOT correct? a) in the most-recent 550 million years Earth has experienced five mass-extinction events b) approximately 250 million years ago all of the continents were coalesced in a single, giant, super continent c) the first living organisms were Prokaryotes d) oxygen started accumulating in Earth's atmosphere with the invasion of land by plants approximately 400 million ye...

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) BIOLOGY: Plant Biology 122 Questions Correctly Answered | 100% Rated Question 1 Which is of the following is not an adaptation/modification that enabled plants to move from aquatic to terrestrial environments as they evolved? Possible Answers: Stomata Thylakoid membranes Cutin Roots and root hairs Correct answer: Thylakoid membranes Question 2 Which structures did not evolve after plants emerged onto land? Possible Answers: Stomata Seeds Cell wal...

UBC BIO 210 Exam Questions with Correct Answers What defines vascular plants? - Answer-1. Sporophyte is dominant, independent and branched. 2. Contain xylem (lignin) and phloem. What kind of branching do lycophytes have? - Answer-Dichotomous. What is dichotomous branching? - Answer-When the meristem divides in two. Are lycophytes microphyllous or megaphyllous? - Answer-Microphyllous. What is microphyll? - Answer-A plant leaf with one single, unbranched vein. Are leaf traces p...

tetrads correct answer: four identical spores formed during the process of meiosis; they are found in all mosses and ferns, and some algae. Bryophytes correct answer: - spore-producing, seedless, non-vascular land plants; - do not have roots -comprise moss, liverworts, and hornworts. - live in diverse habitats, all require abundant moisture to grow. - usually spread vegetatively to cover a large area. - grow close together in mats and are found on soil, rocks, and tree trunks. - lac...

Tree biology - Correct Answer-The study of structure and function of trees and the relationship between them. (pg 3) Cells - Correct Answer-Basic building blocks of structure (plural) (pg 3) Mitosis - Correct Answer-Process of cell division used to create new cells in plants. Genetically identical. (FCHP) Differentiation - Correct Answer-Process by which cells change their structure and specialize in a particular function. (pg 3) Tissues - Correct Answer-Cells grouped together with s...

WSU Biology 106 Final Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS Three basic plant organs - ANSWER- roots, stems, leaves roots - ANSWER- Absorbs water and minerals from the ground. Anchors plant in ground. Stems - ANSWER- Carry substances between roots and leaves; provide support for plant; holds leaves up to sunlight leaves - ANSWER- The main photosynthetic organs of vascular plants. Nodes - ANSWER- the points at which leaves are attached internodes - ANSWER- the stem segments bet...

what acquires nutrients from air water and soil - ANSWER plants what is 96% of plants' dry weight? - ANSWER - organic carbon-containing compounds how does a plant get carbon? - ANSWER carbon comes from CO2 absorbed by plant leaves & integrated into organic compounds (e.g., glucose) by photosynthesis what do plants get from soil? - ANSWER - water - minerals - some O2 what part of roots controls solute uptake? - ANSWER The plasma membranes what must solutes move through to reach ...

WSU Biology 106 Final Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS Three basic plant organs - ANSWER- roots, stems, leaves roots - ANSWER- Absorbs water and minerals from the ground. Anchors plant in ground. Stems - ANSWER- Carry substances between roots and leaves; provide support for plant; holds leaves up to sunlight leaves - ANSWER- The main photosynthetic organs of vascular plants. Nodes - ANSWER- the points at which leaves are attached internodes - ANSWER- the stem segments bet...

what acquires nutrients from air water and soil - ANSWER plants what is 96% of plants' dry weight? - ANSWER - organic carbon-containing compounds how does a plant get carbon? - ANSWER carbon comes from CO2 absorbed by plant leaves & integrated into organic compounds (e.g., glucose) by photosynthesis what do plants get from soil? - ANSWER - water - minerals - some O2 what part of roots controls solute uptake? - ANSWER The plasma membranes what must solutes move through to reach ...