Question 1

Plants acquire their essential mineral nutrients from water and the _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Plants acquire their essential mineral nutrients from...

Question 2

Venus flytrap plants obtain various nutrients from their prey,but their greatest gain is used for protein synthesis.That nutrient is

Accepted Answer

A)  calcium. 
B)  carbon. 
C)  energy. 
D)  hydrogen. 
E)  nitrogen. 
A)  calcium. 
B)  carbon. 
C)  energy. 
D)  hydrogen. 
E)  nitrogen.

Question 3

Parenchyma cells within the stele facilitate movement of minerals from the _______ into the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  cell wall;cytoplasm 
B)  symplast;apoplast 
C)  cell wall;cell wall of the neighboring cell 
D)  cytoplasm;next cell's cytoplasm 
E)  cell wall;next cell's cytoplasm 
A)  cell wall;cytoplasm 
B)  symplast;apoplast 
C)  cell wall;cell wall of the neighboring cell 
D)  cytoplasm;next cell's cytoplasm 
E)  cell wall;next cell's cytoplasm

Question 4

Nutrients that are necessary for plant growth and reproduction,are not replaceable by another nutrient,and are required by the plant directly are called _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Nutrients that are necessary for plant growth...

Question 5

Photosynthetic plants that steal from other plants are known as _______,while those that cannot carry out photosynthesis are called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  parasites;holoparasites 
B)  hemiparasites;protoparasites 
C)  protoparasites;holoparasites 
D)  hemiparasites;holoparasites 
E)  hemiparasites;parasites 
A)  parasites;holoparasites 
B)  hemiparasites;protoparasites 
C)  protoparasites;holoparasites 
D)  hemiparasites;holoparasites 
E)  hemiparasites;parasites

Question 6

In which water potential condition will water move from the root hairs through the cortex to the xylem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Root hairs = 0,cortex = 0,xylem = 0 
B)  Root hairs = -1,cortex = -1,xylem = -1 
C)  Root hairs = -2,cortex = -1,xylem = 0 
D)  Root hairs = 0,cortex = +1,xylem = +2 
E)  Root hairs = 0,cortex = -1,xylem = -2 
A)  Root hairs = 0,cortex = 0,xylem = 0 
B)  Root hairs = -1,cortex = -1,xylem = -1 
C)  Root hairs = -2,cortex = -1,xylem = 0 
D)  Root hairs = 0,cortex = +1,xylem = +2 
E)  Root hairs = 0,cortex = -1,xylem = -2

Question 7

What is the energy cost to plants for their associations with soil organisms such as mycorrhizae and nitrogen fixers?

Accepted Answer

A)  A slowing of growth 
B)  Increased susceptibility to disease 
C)  Decreased reproductive success 
D)  A loss of over 50 percent of the products of photosynthesis 
E)  None of the above 
A)  A slowing of growth 
B)  Increased susceptibility to disease 
C)  Decreased reproductive success 
D)  A loss of over 50 percent of the products of photosynthesis 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

Which step occurs early in the formation of both arbuscules and root nodules?

Accepted Answer

A)  Invasion of a plant root by a fungus 
B)  Invasion of a plant root by a bacterium 
C)  Recognition by the microbe of strigolactones produced by the root 
D)  Invasion of root cells,with no direct contact between plant and microbe cell contents 
E)  Invasion of root cells,with direct contact between plant and microbe cell contents 
A)  Invasion of a plant root by a fungus 
B)  Invasion of a plant root by a bacterium 
C)  Recognition by the microbe of strigolactones produced by the root 
D)  Invasion of root cells,with no direct contact between plant and microbe cell contents 
E)  Invasion of root cells,with direct contact between plant and microbe cell contents

Question 9

Which structure of the leaf most minimizes water loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cortex 
B)  Epidermis 
C)  Cuticle 
D)  Phloem 
E)  Xylem 
A)  Cortex 
B)  Epidermis 
C)  Cuticle 
D)  Phloem 
E)  Xylem

Exam 25: Plant Nutrition and Transport

Plants acquire their essential mineral nutrients from water and the _______.

Venus flytrap plants obtain various nutrients from their prey,but their greatest gain is used for protein synthesis.That nutrient is

Parenchyma cells within the stele facilitate movement of minerals from the _______ into the _______.

Nutrients that are necessary for plant growth and reproduction,are not replaceable by another nutrient,and are required by the plant directly are called _______.

Photosynthetic plants that steal from other plants are known as _______,while those that cannot carry out photosynthesis are called _______.

In which water potential condition will water move from the root hairs through the cortex to the xylem?

What is the energy cost to plants for their associations with soil organisms such as mycorrhizae and nitrogen fixers?

Which step occurs early in the formation of both arbuscules and root nodules?

Which structure of the leaf most minimizes water loss?

Introduction

The Chemistry and Energy of Life

Nucleic Acids, Proteins, and Enzymes

Cells: the Working Units of Life

Cell Membranes and Signaling

Pathways That Harvest and Store Chemical Energy

The Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Inheritance, Genes, and Chromosomes

DNA and Its Role in Heredity

From Dna to Protein: Gene Expression

Regulation of Gene Expression

Genomes

Biotechnology

Genes, Development, and Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies

Speciation

The History of Life on Earth

Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses

The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes

The Evolution of Plants

The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi

Animal Origins and Diversity

The Plant Body

Plant Growth and Development

Reproduction of Flowering Plants

Plants in the Environment

Fundamentals of Animal Function

Nutrition and Digestion

Breathing

Circulation

Muscle and Movement

Neurons, Sense Organs, and Nervous Systems

Nervous and Endocrine Control

Water and Salts: Excretion

Animal Reproduction

Animal Development

Immunology: Animal Defense Systems

Animal Behavior

The Distribution of Earths Ecological Systems

Populations

Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Interactions Within and Among Species

Ecological Communities

The Global Ecosystem

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Parenchyma cells within the stele facilitate movement of minerals from the _ into the _.

Photosynthetic plants that steal from other plants are known as _,while those that cannot carry out photosynthesis are called _.