Question 1

Water is pulled from a plant's roots to its leaves by transpiration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When a plant doesn't get enough water it will wilt.This is due to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A decrease in turgor in the stem
B)  A decrease in osmosis in the stomata
C)  An increase in transpiration by the leaves
D)  An increase in sap moving through the xylem
E)  A decrease in sap moving through the phloemF) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 3

If water is scarce a plant's guard cells will ______________ and the stomata will _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Swell, close
B)  Collapse, open
C)  Collapse, close
D)  Swell, openE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following is not a legume?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corn
B)  Peas
C)  Beans
D)  Soybeans
E)  AlfalfaF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

A farmer decides to use a crop rotation plan that plants corn one year,peanuts the next year and soy beans the next year and then starts over with corn the following year.The most likely reason for this type of crop rotation is to replace the soil's:

Accepted Answer

A)  Water content
B)  Nitrogen content
C)  Phosphorous content
D)  Potassium content
E)  Calcium contentF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

What is the cost of being a carnivorous plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced photosynthesis
B)  Reduced respiration
C)  Reduced mobility
D)  Reduced nutrients
E)  Reduced waterF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

Carnivorous plants occupy which of the following?

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A)  An actual niche
B)  A biome
C)  An ecosystem
D)  A realized niche
E)  A compound nicheF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

What was the independent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of nitrogen or phosphorous added to the pitcher of each plant
B)  The number of insects fed to each plant
C)  The amount of nitrogen or phosphorous added to the roots of each plant
D)  The ratio of the pitcher opening to pitcher length
E)  The ratio of the keel width to total widthF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Carbon,hydrogen,and oxygen only account for about 50% of the dry weight of a plant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The concentration of solutes in most soil is lower than the concentration of solutes in root cells,so water enters the roots by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hydrostatic pressure
B)  Cohesion
C)  Adhesion
D)  Hydrolysis
E)  OsmosisF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

The attraction of a molecule to another type of substance is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Adhesion
B)  Hydrolysis
C)  Condensation
D)  Cohesion
E)  EvaporationF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 12

"N" is the chemical symbol for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nickel
B)  Neon
C)  Nitrogen
D)  Magnesium
E)  CopperF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is not an element taken in primarily by the roots of the plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nitrogen
B)  Magnesium
C)  Carbon
D)  Phosphorous
E)  ZincF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

Chemically,nutrients from inorganic fertilizers are not equivalent to nutrients from manure or compost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Commercial fertilizer labels prominently display three numbers which indicate the content of three elements needed by most plants as macronutrients.These elements in number sequence are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Zinc, magnesium, and potassium
B)  Nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium
C)  Copper, nitrogen, and phosphorous
D)  Carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen
E)  Nitrogen, zinc, and copperF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Soybeans will have several hundred Rhizobium nodules.A study in Minnesota found that soybeans grown without P2O5 fertilizer produced 23.0 bushels per acre,while adding 23 lbs of P2O5 per acre gave a yield of 37 bushels per acre.What is the best explanation for this observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhizobium cannot produce PO4, so you need to add P containing fertilizer
B)  Rhizobium produces NH4, so you don't need N containing fertilizer
C)  Rhizobium produces PO4 and NH4, so you don't need any fertilizer
D)  Rhizobium produces PO4, so you don't need P containing fertilizer
E)  Rhizobium cannot produce NH4, so you need to add N containing fertilizerF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

Organisms that assemble their own organic molecules from water and elements that they absorb from their environment are which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heterotrophs
B)  Detritivores
C)  Autotrophs
D)  Decomposers
E)  OmnivoresF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Water and minerals can move through a root's intracellular pathway from one cell to another through:

Accepted Answer

A)  Stomata
B)  Plasmodesmata
C)  Guard cells
D)  Companion cells
E)  The Casparian stripF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 19

The carnivorous plant that has two-sided leaves,each with highly sensitive trigger hairs that is native to North and South Carolina is:

Accepted Answer

A)  The sundew plant
B)  The pitcher plant
C)  The Venus flytrap
D)  The horsetail
E)  The club mossF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Nutrients that an organism needs in fairly large amounts are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Total nutrients
B)  Macronutrients
C)  Micronutrients
D)  Solid nutrients
E)  Essential nutrientsF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Exam 22: Plant Nutrition and Transport

If water is scarce a plant's guard cells will ______________ and the stomata will _________________.

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"N" is the chemical symbol for:

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Water and minerals can move through a root's intracellular pathway from one cell to another through:

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Which of the following is not an element taken in primarily by the roots of the plant?

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Water is pulled from a plant's roots to its leaves by transpiration.

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Commercial fertilizer labels prominently display three numbers which indicate the content of three elements needed by most plants as macronutrients.These elements in number sequence are:

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Which of the following is not a legume?

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When a plant doesn't get enough water it will wilt.This is due to which of the following?

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The attraction of a molecule to another type of substance is:

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Soybeans will have several hundred Rhizobium nodules.A study in Minnesota found that soybeans grown without P2O5 fertilizer produced 23.0 bushels per acre,while adding 23 lbs of P2O5 per acre gave a yield of 37 bushels per acre.What is the best explanation for this observation?

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What is the cost of being a carnivorous plant?

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Nutrients that an organism needs in fairly large amounts are referred to as:

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Chemically,nutrients from inorganic fertilizers are not equivalent to nutrients from manure or compost.

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Carnivorous plants occupy which of the following?

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A farmer decides to use a crop rotation plan that plants corn one year,peanuts the next year and soy beans the next year and then starts over with corn the following year.The most likely reason for this type of crop rotation is to replace the soil's:

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What was the independent variable?

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Carbon,hydrogen,and oxygen only account for about 50% of the dry weight of a plant.

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Organisms that assemble their own organic molecules from water and elements that they absorb from their environment are which of the following?

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The carnivorous plant that has two-sided leaves,each with highly sensitive trigger hairs that is native to North and South Carolina is:

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The concentration of solutes in most soil is lower than the concentration of solutes in root cells,so water enters the roots by:

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If water is scarce a plant's guard cells will and the stomata will ___.

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Soybeans will have several hundred Rhizobium nodules.A study in Minnesota found that soybeans grown without P₂O₅ fertilizer produced 23.0 bushels per acre,while adding 23 lbs of P₂O₅ per acre gave a yield of 37 bushels per acre.What is the best explanation for this observation?

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