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fruit.
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A mature ovary, specialized as a vessel that houses and protects seeds, is a Answer
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tuber
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A plant stem modified for nutrient storage is called a Answer
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ovule.
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seed is a mature
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several ovaries from a single flower
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An aggregate fruit develops from
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secondary phloem, cork cambium, and cork.
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Bark consists of
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4 or 5
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Dicot floral parts usually occur in multiples of Answer
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Ovaries
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Flowers bear seeds in protective chambers called Answer
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via the pollen tube that grows through the carpel tissues from the pollen grain deposited on the stigma
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How does the sperm of an angiosperm reach the egg?
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Same number
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How many chromosomes are there in a corn egg cell nucleus as compared to a corn pollen cell nucleus?
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2/3 as many
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How many chromosomes are there in a corn embryo cell nucleus as compared to a corn endosperm cell nucleus
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1
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How many layers of vascular cambium will there be in the trunk of a 10-year-old tree?
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carpels
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In a flowering plant, eggs are produced by meiosis in the Answer
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petals
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In a typical flower such as a magnolia or rose, the flower parts that play the main role in attracting the notice of animal pollinators are the Answer
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parenchyma
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Photosynthesis occurs in
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epidermis and the endodermis.
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The cells that store starch in dicot roots are located between the Answer
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increase the surface area for absorption of water and minerals.
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The chief function of root hairs is to
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diploid embryo sporophyte cells.
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The "halves" of an individual peanut, which represent its cotyledons, are composed of Answer
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secondary growth.
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The increase in girth (width) of trees occurs as a consequence of Answer
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stamen
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The male organ of a flower is the
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cell elongation behind the apical meristem.
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The most important factor responsible for pushing a growing root through the soil is Answer
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apical meristems
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The rapid new shoot growth on a tree during the spring arises mainly from Answer
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phloem.
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he type of plant vascular tissue specialized to conduct sugars and other metabolic products is called Answe
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dicots.
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The vast majority of living plant species are Answer
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stems, leaves, and roots.
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The vegetative (i.e., nonreproducing) structures of flowering plants include Answer
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lignin
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Which of the following substances allows some of a plant's vascular tissue to play a role analogous to that of an animal's skeleton?
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guard cells
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hich of the following types of plant cells functions in large part to limit a plant's loss of water vapor?
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anthers
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Which of the following flower parts produces male gametophytes?
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root
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Which of the following structures is the first to emerge from a germinating dicot seed?
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a fibrous root system
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characteristic of monocots
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vessel elements
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Which type of vascular tissue cell in a plant is dead at maturity?
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