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| The _____________ is the region of the plant that undergoes rapid mitotic cell division and is the plant's main source of cells. |
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| All of the following factors affect soil structure except: |
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| All of the above influence soil structure. |
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| What role does soil play in the life of a terrestrial plant? |
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| All of the above are correct. |
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| Xylem tissue conducts water while phloem tissue conducts: |
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| The specialized pores that facilitate gas exchange in plants are known as: |
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| What are the elongated, stringy cells found in the plant stem that is partially peeled in the picture? |
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| Which of the following is NOT a proper description of the cuticle of a flowering plant? |
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| The cuticle covers every portion of a flowering plant. |
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| Just like the human body is composed of many different tissue types, a flowering plant is made of various tissues. Which of the following is NOT one of the tissues of a flowering plant? |
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| The size of the stomatal opening is controlled by: |
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| Which of the following properly contrasts the two varieties of dicot leaves; simple and compound? |
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| Simple leaves are flat and not divided into sections. Compound leaves are divided into separate leaflets. |
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| Plants do not grow well in pure clay soils because: |
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| the soil packs so tightly that the amount of oxygen that can reach the roots is limited. |
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| If one was to make an analogy between a plant and a human body, the _________ would be to the plant what skin is to the human. |
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| Each of the various tissues of a flowering plant serve their own individual functions. Which of the following does NOT properly match a flowering plant's tissue with its function within the plant? |
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| shoots: anchors plant to ground, absorbs water and minerals from soil |
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| Which of the following soil textures has the greatest ability to hold water? |
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| Which of the following is a function of a plant's roots? |
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| anchor the plant in place |
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| In eudicots, the phloem is found: |
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| within vascular bundles, on the outside part facing the epidermis. |
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| ________________is one of the most abundant elements in the Earth's crust, but it is not required by plants. |
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| The sugar in pure maple syrup is stored in a maple tree: |
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| The enzyme nitrogenase breaks nitrogen molecules apart, producing a plant-usable form of nitrogen. Which of the following nitrogen forms is produced in this process? |
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| The vast bulk of the soil has its origin in: |
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| the weathering of solid rock. |
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