QUIZ 2: PLANT REPRODUCTION AND GROWTH

1. Hormone that regulates survival functions of a plant, such as the opening and closing of stomata...

2. Chemicals produced in plants that are characterized by their ability to induce cell elongation and cell division in stems...

3. Chemicals that helps plant cells divide...

4. Hormone that promotes ripening of fruit or blooming of flowers...

5. Chemicals produced by plants that stimulate stem elongation, seed germination, and flowering

Potatoes are an example of...

Plants maintain homeostasis by...

Roots show ____ geotropism because they grow toward gravitational pull.

Plants tend to grow toward air with higher humidity because of...

T or F When pollen lands on the stigma of a flower, it grows a tube to travel down to the ovary.

Vines that crawl up the side of a house are showing...

A seed breaks out of dormancy and begins to _____ when its environmental conditions are good (e.g., sufficient water is provided).

Cells produced by the root and shoot tip meristems become the ____ tissues of the plant body.

Meristematic cells called the _____ add width to the plant body.

Today, a dominating ____ generation of plants has appeared.

Plants that have many periods of reproduction are called...

The growth stage of plants consists mostly of...

Solar tracking, or _____, is a plant's growth toward light.

A specialized fleshy stem used for food storage and reproduction is a...

A _____ is a horizontal stem that can divide and grow in several directions at once.

Female gametangia are called ____ while male gametangia are called____

T or F Squash and tomatoes are vegetables.

Male cones grow near the ___ of the plant while female cones are located near the _____

The basic requirements for plants to survive are...

T or F Plants conduct photosynthesis and respiration.

Plants with a primary root and little lateral roots that extend out from it have a _____ system.

Lateral roots that extend out are called_____ roots.

Bermuda grass has _____, or stems that grow along the ground and produce roots, stems, and leaves.

A _____ is a short, fleshy stem surrounded by enlarged, fleshy bases of leaves.