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Which force is responsible for moving water up to the tops of the trees?


A) water stress
B) atmospheric pressure
C) root pressure
D) guttation
E) transpiration

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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Select the correct sequence for mineral uptake in plants. A.The root cells will initially uptake the minerals. B.The upwards movement of water will carry the minerals towards the leaves. C.Some of the minerals are deposited in the leaf cells. D.The minerals move into the xylem of the vascular tissue. E.Some of the minerals leave the xylem and enter the various tissues that require them.


A) a - d - b - e - c
B) a - b - d - e - c
C) c- a - d - b - e
D) d - b - e - a - c
E) d - b - c - a - e

F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

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Water is forced to enter root endodermal cells by a strip of suberin in the four sides of root endodermal cells called the Casparian strip.

A) True
B) False

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To secure genuine maple syrup,maple tree trunks are "tapped" with metal spigots that interrupt the flow of sap in late winter prior to spring budding.Which of the following would be true of this process?


A) Leaves are the ultimate origin of the sucrose component.
B) The sap flows out with some pressure from the phloem tube.
C) The water component originated from soil water absorbed by root hairs.
D) Only a small core is tapped; taking sap continuously from a substantial radius could eventually kill part of the tree.
E) All of the choices are correct.

F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

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Which type of soil will supply nutrients to plants while its acidity leaches minerals from rock?


A) humus
B) clay
C) sand
D) loam

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Sieve tube members are connected by


A) plasmodesmata.
B) tight junctions.
C) companion cells.
D) tracheids.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The early experiment by Van Helmont (1600s) describes how he grew a tree in a large pot and found that after five years,the amount of soil in the pot had not changed.He concluded that the increase in weight was due to the addition of water.At that time,the compounds in air had not yet been identified.Today,you know that he only discovered half the story.Which additional experiment would provide evidence for the rest of the story?


A) Carbon is discovered as a major element in trees and is lacking in water molecules.
B) Radioactive carbon in carbon dioxide in the air is identified as part of the tree structure.
C) A very careful measurement of the water taken in and lost by the tree would have revealed only half the added weight gained by the tree was from water.
D) Analysis of nutrients in the soil would account for half the weight of the tree.
E) All of the experiments but for an analysis of nutrients in the soil would account for half the weight of the tree.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

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How did the scientist Marcello Malpighi,in 1679,discover the role of phloem?


A) He observed aphids and cut off their beaks.
B) He was an early researcher on the cause of maple sap flow in producing syrup.
C) He observed the effects of girdling a tree below the level of the majority of leaves.
D) He used radioactive tracers to measure the flow of sap between two distances over time.
E) He observed the uptake of ink into the stem of celery.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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Stomates allows carbon dioxide into the leaf and water out of the leaf under normal environmental conditions.

A) True
B) False

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Essential plant nutrients include carbon,potassium,calcium,and nitrogen.

A) True
B) False

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Stomates do not open when exposed to a narrow band of green light.


A) Supports both Hypothesis I and II.
B) Supports only Hypothesis I.
C) Supports only Hypothesis II.
D) Supports neither hypothesis.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three most common elements in plants?


A) oxygen
B) sulfur
C) carbon
D) hydrogen

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which statement is NOT true about the pressure-flow model of phloem transport?


A) Water is actively transported into phloem.
B) Phloem sap moves at a rate of 60 to 300 cm per hour.
C) Pressure is created in the phloem by the buildup of water and sugar.
D) Sugar produced by photosynthesis is actively transported into phloem cells.
E) Sugar is actively transported out of the phloem at a sink area such as the root.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Analysis of the nutrient content of phloem is performed on phloem sap that is made available when an aphid is cut away from its stylet.

A) True
B) False

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Soil formation is due to


A) decomposition of organic matter.
B) mechanical weathering of bedrock.
C) chemical weathering of rock.
D) All of the choices are correct.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Air with varying amounts of CO2,within the ranges found in nature,is forced across leaf surfaces and into sub-stomatal cavities; this produces stomatal closure.


A) Supports both Hypothesis I and II.
B) Supports only Hypothesis I.
C) Supports only Hypothesis II.
D) Supports neither hypothesis.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Stomate rhythm in wheat under continuous light at 25 ∘\circ C.  Stomate rhythm in wheat under continuous light at 25<sup> \circ </sup>C.   A) Supports both Hypothesis I and II. B) Supports only Hypothesis I. C) Supports only Hypothesis II. D) Supports neither hypothesis.


A) Supports both Hypothesis I and II.
B) Supports only Hypothesis I.
C) Supports only Hypothesis II.
D) Supports neither hypothesis.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Water moves into the guard cells in response to the movement of K+ into the guard cells.

A) True
B) False

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Which statement is NOT true about water uptake in a plant root?


A) Water enters the root from the soil by osmosis.
B) Water enters the cytoplasm of the root hairs by active transport.
C) Water travels by diffusion through the cell walls of the epidermis and cortex.
D) Water must enter the cytoplasm of the endodermal cells to get past the Casparian strip.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Which is a correct relationship between soil particles and soil characteristics?


A) Clay particles hold tight to NO3- and the nitrogen content of clay soils is therefore high.
B) Clay is unable to retain Ca2+ and K+ which are easily leached away.
C) Clay holds water and clumps.
D) Sand prevents water erosion and leaching.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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