BOT2601 Assignment 1 (QUALITY ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025

This document contains workings, explanations and solutions to the BOT2601 Assignment 1 (QUALITY ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025. For assistance whats-app us on 0.6.8..8.1.2..0.9.3.4.. QUESTION 1 List the cell types concerned with transport of water in angiosperms, and briefly explain the differences between these cell types. (10) QUESTION 2 Write explanatory notes on the structure and functions of the endodermis of roots. Refer to the different stages in endodermis development and how these stages affect endodermal function. (10) QUESTION 3 3.1 Describe “typical” Krans anatomy. (5) 3.2 Name FIVE features of the mesophyll of Pinus. (5) QUESTION 4 4.1 Distinguish anatomical differences between C3 and C4 plants. (10) 4.2 Explain in your own words how kranz anatomy is related to a type of photosynthesis (C4) that is more effective than the C3 type. (10) QUESTION 5 Tabulate the common anatomical differences between leaves of hydrophytes and xerophytes. (10) This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :48:01 GMT -06:00 QUESTION 6 State the minerals found in plants and explain how the mineral deficiencies may affect the plant anatomy. (10) QUESTION 7 7.1 Discuss the structure and functional aspects of the symbiotic relationship between plant roots and fungi. (10) 7.2 Describe the anatomical impact and ecological importance of mycorrhizae and nitrogen-fixing bacteria on roots. (10) QUESTION 8 Students collected plants with fibrous roots and tap roots in the field. Please distinguish two groups that belongs to a larger plant group of angiosperms that classify the type of these roots.