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Botany II Roots and Plant Anatomy
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1
Question
What are the vegetative organs of plants?
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Answer
Leaves, stem, roots
2
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What are the reproductive organs of plants?
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Flowers, fruits
3
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What is the shoot system in plants?
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Consists of stems and leaves
4
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What is the root system in plants?
Page 1
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Consists of roots
5
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Who is the professor teaching Botany II?
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Alfredo Cascante-Marín
6
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What course is this material from?
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Botánica II, B-239
7
Question
What are the main topics covered about roots?
Page 2
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Development initial, types of roots, anatomy and morphology, water absorption, growth and gravitropism
8
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How do roots originate in plants?
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From the seed embryo's radicle meristem
9
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What is the radicle in a seed?
Page 3
Answer
Embryonic root
10
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Which group of plants does the radicle origin apply to?
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Answer
Monocotyledons and eudicots
11
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What are primary roots?
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Roots developing from the radicle
12
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What are adventitious roots?
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Roots originating from secondary sites like stem and leaves
13
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What is a taproot system?
Page 3
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Develops a central axis (pivot root)
14
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In which plants is the taproot system common?
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Answer
Eudicotyledons
15
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What is a fibrous root system?
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No defined central axis
16
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Which plants typically have fibrous roots?
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Monocotyledons (only type)
17
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What family is onion in for adventitious roots example?
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Answer
Liliaceae
18
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What plant shows adventitious roots in stem?
Page 4
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Corn (Poaceae)
19
Question
What is the strangler fig?
Page 4
Answer
Higuerón estrangulador (Ficus, Moraceae)
20
Question
What plant has adventitious roots in leaves?
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Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae, 'Siempre viva')
21
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Where do orchids develop adventitious roots?
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Answer
On stems or aerially
22
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What is the use of adventitious roots in propagation?
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Vegetative propagation
23
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How do roots grow in structure?
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Answer
Branched structure
24
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Where does root growth occur?
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At the tips or apices in apical meristems
25
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What are root hairs?
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Answer
Increase absorption surface
26
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What is the function of the root cap?
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Answer
Protects meristem and perceives stimuli
27
Question
What is another name for root cap?
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Answer
Calyptra or cofía
28
Question
What is the stele type in eudicot root cross-section?
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Answer
Vascular bundles in central position
29
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In which plant is endodermis absent in roots?
Page 6
Answer
Lycopodium (Lycophyta)
30
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What is the stele type in monocot root?
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Answer
Vascular cylinder forms ring around pith