BIOLOGY 1108 FINAL EXAM (ACTUAL / ) LATEST
CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS I
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Cork Cambium ___----Answers___Produces protective outer layer
Tracheid ___----Answers___a unicellular xylem conduit
Root Apical Meristem ___----Answers___source of new cells that allow roots to elongate (and get water and nutrients)
Lateral Roots ___----Answers___develop from new root apical meristems that form in pericycle
Gametes ___----Answers___haploid cells produced by meiosis from the multicellular haploid generation
Gametophyte ___----Answers___multicellular haploid generation
Sporophyte ___----Answers___diploid multicellular generation that gives rise to spores
Pollen ___----Answers___male gametophyte that develops within the spore for fertilization (so it can FLY) 1 / 2
Ovule ___----Answers___female gametophyte, retained and nourished by sporophyte when fertilized, develops into seeds
Angiosperms ___----Answers___Flowering plants
Double Fertilization ___----Answers___(only in angiosperms) formation of diploid zygote and triploid endosperm. Endosperm nourishes the embryo
Vernalization ___----Answers___prolonged period of exposure to cold necessary to induce flowering
Vegetative Reproduction ___----Answers___produces plants that are genetically identical to the parent plant . Can occur when a plant spreads horizontally and forms new upright shoots to move away from the parent plant.
Bryophyte ___----Answers___3 main subgroups: mosses,
liverworts, hornworts
Monocots ___----Answers___single cotyledon and do not form a vascular cambium
Eudicots ___----Answers___characterized by pollen grains with 3 openings through which the pollen tube can grow
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