Question 1

Which experimental component would work best in the determination of a plant's requirement for a mineral?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distilled water 
B)  A single generation of plants raised in the controlled conditions 
C)  Tap water 
D)  Well water 
E)  Soil from the plant's native habitat 
A)  Distilled water 
B)  A single generation of plants raised in the controlled conditions 
C)  Tap water 
D)  Well water 
E)  Soil from the plant's native habitat

Question 2

The capture and digestion of insects allows carnivorous sundew plants to

Accepted Answer

A)  pollinate their flowers. 
B)  overcome insect parasitism. 
C)  disperse their fruits. 
D)  absorb nitrogen compounds. 
E)  neutralize acidic soils. 
A)  pollinate their flowers. 
B)  overcome insect parasitism. 
C)  disperse their fruits. 
D)  absorb nitrogen compounds. 
E)  neutralize acidic soils.

Question 3

Refer to the figure showing two different plant symbioses.   Plant A is most likely experiencing a _______ infection.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Refer to the figure showing two different...

Question 4

Which mechanism is not used by plants to regulate nutrient uptake?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specialized membrane transport systems 
B)  Casparian strips 
C)  A cuticle barrier 
D)  Active transport 
E)  Direct connection to symbiont cytoplasm 
A)  Specialized membrane transport systems 
B)  Casparian strips 
C)  A cuticle barrier 
D)  Active transport 
E)  Direct connection to symbiont cytoplasm

Question 5

Unlike the compounds produced to attract rhizobia, mycorrhizal fungi are attracted to a plant's roots by _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Unlike the compounds produced to attract rhizobia,...

Question 6

Refer to the figure showing two carnivorous plants.   What nutrient(s) is/are these plants trying to obtain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nitrogen 
B)  Carbon 
C)  Sulfur 
D)  Both nitrogen and carbon 
E)  Both nitrogen and sulfur 
A)  Nitrogen 
B)  Carbon 
C)  Sulfur 
D)  Both nitrogen and carbon 
E)  Both nitrogen and sulfur

Question 7

Bacteria that function as denitrifiers would

Accepted Answer

A)  oxidize ammonium ions to nitrate. 
B)  oxidize nitrate to nitrite. 
C)  reduce N2 to ammonia. 
D)  reduce nitrates to ammonia. 
E)  reduce nitrate to N2. 
A)  oxidize ammonium ions to nitrate. 
B)  oxidize nitrate to nitrite. 
C)  reduce N2 to ammonia. 
D)  reduce nitrates to ammonia. 
E)  reduce nitrate to N2.

Exam 35: Plant Nutrition

Which experimental component would work best in the determination of a plant's requirement for a mineral?

The capture and digestion of insects allows carnivorous sundew plants to

Refer to the figure showing two different plant symbioses. Plant A is most likely experiencing a _______ infection.

Which mechanism is not used by plants to regulate nutrient uptake?

Unlike the compounds produced to attract rhizobia, mycorrhizal fungi are attracted to a plant's roots by _______.

Refer to the figure showing two carnivorous plants. What nutrient(s) is/are these plants trying to obtain?

Bacteria that function as denitrifiers would

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