Biology Test 2

Chapters 20 through 23

149 cards   |   Total Attempts: 189
  

Cards In This Set

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Example of a multiple fruit is a
Pineapple
Resumption of growth and development after a period of seed dormacy is broken is
Germination
Which of the following is not one of the "classic five" plant hormones
Jasmonic acid
The hormone linked to the saying "one bad apple spoils the bushel" is
Ethylene
A fairly new group of plant hormones (not apart of the classic five) that has been identified and are essential for stem elongation is
Brassinosterids
In plants, molecules that percieve the quality and quantity of light are
Photoreceptors
A directional response to touch exhibited by plants is called
Thigmotropism
The aging of a plant is called
Senescence
A state of decreased metabolism in plants is called
Dormacy
Region of seperation that forms near the base of the leafs petiole when the leafs is shed is the
Abscission zone
A sweet substance used by many angiosperms to lure pollinators is
Nectar
Scientists that are considered bee experts are
Apiculturists
Adaptations to which angiosperms owe their widespread distribution are
All the above are correct
Clones are
Both A and B are correct
A scion is
A part of a plant that is grafted to root stock of a closely related plant