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Chapter 2 of 'Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology' covers the basic vegetative and reproductive organs of plants, detailing their functions and differences. It discusses the role of vascular tissues, the process of photosynthesis, and how plants interact with their environment, including adaptations and energy acquisition. The chapter also touches on plant evolution, pollination, and the impact of human activity on the biosphere.

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Botany

Chapter 2 of 'Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology' covers the basic vegetative and reproductive organs of plants, detailing their functions and differences. It discusses the role of vascular tissues, the process of photosynthesis, and how plants interact with their environment, including adaptations and energy acquisition. The chapter also touches on plant evolution, pollination, and the impact of human activity on the biosphere.

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Botany: An Introduction To Plant Biology, Seventh

Edition Chapter 2

Name cthe cthree cvegetative corgans cof ca cplant. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Roots, cstems,leaves.

How cdo cthe creproductive corgans cof cferns cdiffer cfrom cfoliage
leaves? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔they cproduce csporangia con ctheir cundersides.

Name cthe cfour cbasic corgans cof ca cflower c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Carpel, cstamen,
petal, csepal.

Describe csituations cin cwhich cflowers cmight cnot cneed cone cor ctwo cof cthese corgans. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔wind-pollinated
cflower
may cnot cneed cpetals cto cattract cpollinators, cplants cthat
produce cclusters cof ctiny cflowers cmay cnot cneed csepals cfor
each cindividual cflower

Name cthe ctwo cvascular ctissues cfound cin cvascular cplant c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Xylem
and cphloem.

what cdoes ceach ctransport? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Xylem ctransports


water cand cminerals, cwhereas cphloem ctransports csugars,
organic ccompounds, cminerals, cand cwater

are cthere cany ctypes cof corganisms cthat cdo cnot cneed cto ctake
in cenergy cand craw cmaterials cfrom ctheir cenvironment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔no

Discuss cthe csource cof cenergy cfor cplants cas copposed cto canimals c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔animals ctake cin cenergy cthrough
corganic cmaterials
known cas cfood cwhereas cplants cabsorb cenergy cfrom cthe
Sun

describe csome cof cthe craw cmaterials cthat care cneeded cby
plants c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔raw cmaterials crequired cby cplants cinclude ccarbon
dioxide, cwater, cand cminerals

_____is cthe ccentral cmetabolism cby cwhich cplants


acquire cenergy; cit coccurs conly cwhen c__ c, c__,
and c___ care cpresent c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Photosynthesis
light
chlorophyll
carbon cdioxide

Each cplant creceives ca cgreat cdeal cof cinformation cfrom cits cparents cby cmeans cof cthe cDNA cin cwhich ctwo ccells c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Sperm cand
egg ccells.

Describe cthe ctypes cof cinformation cthat cplants


receive
from cthe cenvironment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔temperature,
light cavailability, cgravity, cand ctouch.

Why cis cit cthat cenvironmental


information ccannot cbe cstored cin cDNA c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Note: cThis cresponse cis
not cfound cverbatim cin cthe ctext. cExpect cthe cstudent cto
discuss cthe cfacts cthat cenvironments care cdynamic cand
contain ccomplex cinformation. cDue cthese cfacts, cenvironmental cinformation cis cnot cstored cin cDNA, cbut cthe cplant's
mechanisms cfor cdetecting cand cresponding cto cenvironmental cconditions care cstored cin cDNA

he cactivity cof cthe croots cof ca cplant cmust cbe ccoordinated cwith
the cactivity cof cleaves. cDescribe chow cthis coccurs c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Leaves csend
signals cto croots cin corder cto cstimulate cresponses cin croot
growth cand cmineral cabsorption.

What ctype cof cinformation


molecule cis cused? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Hormones.

Which cthree cgroups cof cplants care creferred cto cas cbryophytes? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Mosses, cliverworts, cand chornworts.

Bryophytes cdiffer cfrom call


other cplants cin ctwo cmain
features; cname cthe cfeatures c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔They
lack cxylem cand cphloem.

Which cgroup cof cplants cdoes cthe cterm c"angiosperm" crefer


to? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Angiosperm crefers cto cflowering cplants

What care cthe


three cmain csubgroups cof cangiosperms? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Basal cangiosperms,
monocots, cand ceudicots.

Do cangiosperms chave cvascular


tissue? cseeds? cIn cconifers, cseeds
develop cinside ccones,
but cin cangiosperms, cseeds calways
develop cinside cof_________ c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Yes, cyes, cfruits cor covaries

Evolution cby cnatural cselection ccauses corganisms cto cbecome


more cadapted cto ctheir cenvironment. cIs cthe cenvironment cuni-
form cacross call cof cEarth?

Does cthe cenvironment cchange


with ctime?

Considering cthis, cdo cyou cthink cthat cthere cis


only cone csingle, coptimum cway cfor ca cplant cto cbe cadapted?

If cnot, cwhat cis cthe calternative? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔no, cyes, cno, cthe cdiversity cof cplant cforms
that ccurrently cexist con cthe cEarth.

Have cNorth cand cSouth cAmerica calways cbeen cconnected cby


Central cAmerica?
Once cthe ctwo ccontinents cjoined, cplants
and canimals ccould cmove cfrom cone cto cthe cother; canimals ccan
walk, cfly cor cswim, cbut chow cdoes ca cplant cspecies cspread cfrom
one carea cto canother?
South cAmerica chas cthousands cof cplants cadapted cto
the cAmazon cRainforest; cdo cyou cthink cit cis clikely cthat cany cof
those cplants cwill cbe cable cto cmigrate cto cNorth cAmerica cacross
the cdeserts cof cMexico, cTexas, cand cArizona? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔No, cSeeds cmay cbe ccarried cby cmigrating canimals c, cyes

The cconcept cof cbiosphere cwas ctouched con conly cbriefly cin cthis
chapter, cbut cyou chave cmany cresources cin cthis cbook cand conline
to cexplore cthis cconcept. cWhat care csome cof cthe cgeological
and cbiological ccomponents cof cthe cbiosphere?

We, chumans, care cburning cfossil cfuels cand cadding


carbon cdioxide cto cthe catmosphere; chow
does cthis caffect
the cbiosphere? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Temperature,
precipitation, csunlight, ccarbon cdioxide, cand clife cforms.
Note: cThis cis cnot can cexhaustive clist, cand cstudents cmay
provide cadditional canswers.

Carbon cdioxide cadditions


to cthe cbiosphere cincrease cthe cgreenhouse ceffect cand cmay
also cincrease cgrowth cof csome cplant cspecies cunder ccertain
conditions. cNote: cAnswers cmay cvary

Plants cand canimals cusually cbattle ceach cother; cdescribe cwhy


and chow cthis coccurs.

Once canimal-pollinated cflowers


evolved, ca cnew ctype cof cplant-animal cinteraction cwas cpossible;
describe cit.

How cis cit cpossible cfor


a cmutation cin ca cplant cto cbe cbeneficial cfor cboth cthe cplant cand
for can canimal? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Animals cmay ceat, ctrample, cor cotherwise cdamage cplants. cPlants cmay cpoison canimals.
cThese
circumstances carise cas ceach corganism cstruggles cfor csurvival cin cthe cenvironment.

Pollination coccurs cwhen canimals cobtain cnectar cor cpollen cas cfood cand cplants chave ctheir cpollen cgrains
carried cfrom cone cflower cto cothers.

An cexample cfrom cthe ctext cis cthe cevolution


of cfleshy, cnutritious cfruits. cSuch cfruits cprovide cnutritional
benefits cto cthe canimals cthat ceat cthem cand cthe cplant cbene-
fits cfrom chaving cits cseeds cmore cwidely cdispersed

Earth cis cconstantly cchanging, cand cso care call corganisms cas
they cevolve. cBut cdespite cso cmuch cchange, cit cis cpossible cto
study cand cunderstand clife cbecause cseveral cthings care calways
constant; cwhat care cthose cthings c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Despite ca cchanging cand
dynamic cbiosphere, cbiological cprocesses, cprinciples, cand
concepts cremain cthe csame

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