midterm

Question 1

how many square feet are in an acre?

Answer 1

43,560

Question 2

how many feet are in a mile?

Answer 2

5,280

Question 3

what type of venation do monocots have?

Answer 3

parallel

Question 4

what type of root systems do dicots have?

Answer 4

tapped

Question 5

what is the collective term for petals?

Answer 5

corolla

Question 6

what three things compose the pistol (female repro structure)?

Answer 6

sigma, style, ovary

Question 7

what is the name of the fungus that has a mutualistic symbiosis with all plants?

Answer 7

mycorrhizaea

Question 8

how many cotelydons do dicot seeds have?

Answer 8

two

Question 9

what is the name of the embryonic root?

Answer 9

radicle

Question 10

what is the formula used to calculate the area of a circle?

Answer 10

pi r ^2

Question 11

what is the ear-like structure of the leaf-collar region in a monocot called?

Answer 11

oracle

Question 12

what is the individual flower within the spikelet called on monocots?

Answer 12

floret

Question 13

what develops above the soil line, angles toward the soil, and functions as guide wires to stabilize shallow-rooted plants?

Answer 13

prop roots

Question 14

what is the growing point of a monocot called?

Answer 14

the crown

Question 15

if the plant has both male and female flowers, what is it called?

Answer 15

monoecious

Question 16

what is the collective term for the sepals?

Answer 16

calyx

Question 17

how many acres are in one section?

Answer 17

640

Question 18

what is a modified horizontal underground stem?

Answer 18

rhizome

Question 19

what are the best known monocots?

Answer 19

grasses

Question 20

what is the modified ______ of an above ground stem?

Answer 20

stolen

Question 21

if a flower has all four parts, what is it called?

Answer 21

complete

Question 22

if a flower is missing one of the sexual/reproductive structures, what is it called?

Answer 22

imperfect

Question 23

what are the modified leaves that enclose individual florets called?

Answer 23

branch

Question 24

how many cotyledons are in a monocot seed?

Answer 24

one

Question 25

if your flower is missing one of the four parts, what is it called?

Answer 25

incomplete

Question 26

how many inches are in one yard?

Answer 26

36

Question 27

what is the formula to calculate the area of a rectangle?

Answer 27

L x W

Question 28

what is the name of the vascular system used to transport carbohydrates or sugars?

Answer 28

phloem

Question 29

what is also known as the seed head?

Answer 29

inflorescence

Question 30

what is the study of physical characteristics of an organism called?

Answer 30

morphology

Question 31

what is the midrib that often extends beyond the tip of the lima and causes oral problem in grazers called?

Answer 31

the horn

Question 32

what is a function of roots?

Answer 32

acreage, absorption, storage (all of the above)

Question 33

A bunch of grasses such as wheat and rice contain many vertically growing stems is called what?

Answer 33

tillers

Question 34

what is the name of the vascular system that used to transport water and minerals?

Answer 34

xylem

Question 35

what is the function of flowers?

Answer 35

reproduction and attract pollinators

Question 36

what are the three main types of grass inflorescence?

Answer 36

raceme, panicle, spike

Question 37

what are the slender coiling stem structures that are sensitive to contact?

Answer 37

tendrils

Question 38

what is the formula to find the volume of a cube?

Answer 38

L x W x H

Question 39

what is the basic unit of grass inflorescence?

Answer 39

spikelet

Question 40

what type of root structure do monocots have?

Answer 40

fibrous