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MY QUESTION RELATES TO BANANA. IS IT A FRUIT,VEG OR HERB? 
I ONCE HERD ITS A HERB BUT FAILED TO GET EXPLAINED AS TO WHY. Study Plants

What is a root hair cell ? 
With figure and characteristics.

Most plants are? 
A. consumers B. heterotrophs C. autotrophs D. all of the above

When some plant leaves and stems die does it take energy from the plant ? 
I was told that dead leave and stem on a plant remove extra energy from the living side of the plant. Is this true? Read Plants .

Pollen grain structures in different flowers. 
Read Angiosperms .

Comparison between primary and secondary plant tissues. 
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Displacement due the location of the xylem and phloem wood from roots to leaves? 
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What allows for the secondary growth of the stem? 
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The male gametophyte is composed of only two cells, name each cell and tell what will come from each of them. 
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Do plants absorb nutrients from the water itself or does the water dissolve nutrients in the soil which can then be absorbed by the plant? 
Water can and will dissolve minerals in the soil. Dissolved minerals can and will be taken up by the plant with the water flow into the plant. For uptake …

Is a maize grain a seed or a fruit? 
Maize grain is a fruit...? Read Plants .

What are sporophyte and gametophyte? 
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How does transpiration rate changes through out the season for plants? And for deciduous trees also?  
Transpiration rate of plants decreases after fruit ripening? Study Plant Physiology .

How can one identify a gymnosperm plant? 
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Dependence of sporophyte and gametophyte in cryptogams. 
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Difference between thallophyta and bryophyta? 
Seeds, organs, root, stem, leaves... Study Plant Classification .

Why are pith cells undifferentiated in monocots? 
I am discussing differences between monocot and dicot stem cells. Study Plants .

Your favorite plant is growing very slowly, and you would like to find some way to increase its growth rate. What should you try increasing first? 
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Which plant cells absorb water from the soil? 
Root hair cells? not sure.... Study Plant Tissues .

Do plants feel pain the way animals do? 
Logically, yes, as they are animates? But without brain and nervous system, how do they feel pain or have emotions? Which part of their body partakes the …

What do sporophyte, gametophyte, angiosperm and gymnosperm mean?  
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What are all the hormones responsible for inhibition of branching, uniform flowering, induction of dwarfness? 
Auxin for inhibition of flowering and etheral related to dwarfness? Study Plant Physiology .

Why plant cells will not break when placed in a container with plenty of water? 
Due to presence of membrane that regulates the flow of water? Read Cell Membrane .

What does a plant need to grow from seed to complete life cycle? 
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List the plant species that occur naturally in our ecosystem. 
Study Biomes .

What is the difference between monosporic and bisporic ovule? 
Read Plant Classification .

What is the name of the male gamete in a flowering plant ? 
Study Plants .

In gymnosperm the material that nourishes the embryo derives from what tissue? 
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Why do tomatoes appear to ripen from the bottom up to the top? 
A group of third grade students did an experiment with green unripe tomatoes. The experiment was organized to have three different environments to ripen …

Which of the following would you find in a plant cell but not in an animal cell? 
Which are "the following"?

What are the two major reproductive structures of flowers? 
A FLOWER HAS TWO MAJOR REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURES. THE ______ IS THE _____ REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN.

Plant cells are able to maintain an internal environment different from their surrounding to there specific sugar molecule. True or false? 
True or false?

Plant cells do not have centriole, yet carry out cell division; how is that possible? 
It beats my imagination absolutely. Click on post comments to answer.

What are the parts of a flower? 
petals, sepals, angreocium and gymneocium

The alternation of generation in phanerogams 
Detail description on the alternation of generation in phanerogams. Click on post comments to answer. Read our review pages on Botany.

What is the nature of epidermis in aquatic plants? 
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Explain briefly the two ways which are used to improve crop varities? 
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What is the spore of the gymnosperm? 
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Why is classification of angiosperms not easy? 
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What is the classification of plant tissues based on origin? 
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What tissue is responsible for a plant's unceasing growth? 
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Which hormonal or chemical or genetic mechanism allows cutted plants of Angiosperms, in comparison with Gymnosperms, to emit buds from own stems? 
A more developed genetical pool.

If a green plant is placed in air free of O2 would it live longer in light or in darkness? 
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How can epidermal cells show that the plant is growing in a dry habitat? 
Epidermis.

How are gymnosperms different from bryophytes and ferns? 
Plants.

Why can "Dracaena sanderiana" survive off of water alone? 
(aka lucky bamboo) Some places sell them for placement in fish tanks, but those would rot if they don't reach the surface, so it needs air too. The …

What happens if the plant is placed separately in sugar solution? 
Plants.

Where plants use osmosis for their physiological function ? 
stomata

Which tissue is responsible for the growth of plants? 
Collenchyma?

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What are two major functions of the mature pollen grain in angiosperms? 
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How does lichen break the rock surface? 
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Explain 6 functions of supporting tissues in plant? 
Example : strengthening - then explain.

Budding is done in? 
a)mulberry b)bignonia c)duranta d)geranium

What is the tissue that's only found at the tip of the roots and shoots where mitosis and cytokinesis takes place? 
a- Ground, b-dermal, c-reproductive, d-vascular, e-meristematic.

Is the cell wall uniform in thickness? 
what's the answer?

What is okro? 
Okro.

What are the unique features of plants other than photosynthesis? 
The unique feature of plants other than photosynthesis is the knowledge which it has provided us in the study of some sagacious areas like plant sciences, …

What are the differences between thallophyta, bryophyta, pteridophyta, gymnosperms and angiosperms? 
a differentiated chart showing all the differences

What is the ploidy of antipodals and synergids? 
i want the ploidy

What does a plant do if a different amount of sunlight is received in the plant habitat? 
A plant that has different amount of sunlight in the plants habitat is said to have what?

Which minerals are used for the change in colour of mangoes? 
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What is the tissue responsible for growth in plants? 
Name the tissue responsible for growth in plants.

A flower which can be divided into equal vertical halves by more than one plane of division is? 
A.actinomorphic b.zygomorphic c.heteromorphic d.cyclic

What is the function of gemma cups in marchantia? 
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How does respiration occur at night when stomata closes to stop transpiration? 
Transpiration is a process by which plants lose water. This occurs mostly at day time as atmospheric temperature goes down at night. Respiration is exchange …

Depending upon the mode of nutrition, what are the various types of non-green plants?Explain with suitable examples. 
categories of non-green plants

Why are some leaves darker on top than on the bottom? 
On roses especially the leaves on the top side are usually darker green than they are on the bottom side. What causes this to happen?

This condition occurs when plant transpiration exceeds photosynthesis: __________ 
I am looking for this answer. Can you enlighten me?

What is plant physiology? 
Plant physiology is the study of........

What process in seedless plants is analogous to pollination? 
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Why are bryophtyes small in size? 
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Name one aquatic species of Riccia. 
Name one aquatic species of Riccia.

What is the most primitive division of plants (they have no vascular system)? 
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Where are the male and female sex cells in a plants found? 
pollen and ovule

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How do big trees in planes have broad leaves? 
The answer should be short and simple.

By what is water stress measured? 
Water stress wilts the plants.

Which plant tissue is responsible for the transporting of carbohydrates? 
Carbohydrates in this case is like starch in plants so the tissue is to be a plant tissue.

How are male gametes in gymnosperms transported? 
By wind or something else.

Why do plant leaves sit horizontally on some plants?  
I am doing biology in year 12, and have done experiments on different plants to obtain their suitability for a certain region in Australia. I need a source …

If we take a shoot cutting (eg.: money plant), how does it take nutrients from water without roots? 
I have read like roots are important for absorption of nutrient, water and oxygen. But if we are taking directly a shoot cutting, then how does it survive? …

Which of he following is the only known naturally occurring auxin"? 
2,4-D IAA GA ABA TCA

How much open ground needed for a tree which is 40 feet wide diameter and when the tree is more than 150 years old  
I need to know the answer.

What is gutation? 
It is about transpiration where by plants loss liquid water instead of gaseous water.

How important are leaves to the growth of the plant itself ? 
They are important sites the plant employs in producing compounds that build up for growth of the plant.

Why the sporophytic generation of fern is called dominant? 
Dominant character of sporophytic generation of fern plants...

Use what you know about evolution to explain why plants have so many different coloured pigments. 
Use what you know about evolution to explain why plants have so many different coloured pigments.

With regard to the alternation of generations, how are lycophytes, or club mosses, similar to the seed-bearing vascular plants? 
a. they reproduce by mitosis. b. in both, the sporophyte is dominant c. in both, the gametophyte is dominant d. neither have alternation of generation …

What is the most advanced equipment currently available to measure the rate of transpiration? 
Stomatal. stomata and transpiration

Why do you think cells in the very tip of the onion root tip do not undergo mitosis? 
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How do Pteridophyta obtain nutrients? 
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Name the structure that is not seen in onion cell but present in leaf cell? 
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How girth of stem increases from year to year? 
Girth of stem increases due to secondary growth. Click on post comments to answer.

When did the first land plants appear? 
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What are the steps of protein synthesis in plant cells? 
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In plants growth rings are present in? 
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can you name a non flowering angiosperm? 
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Do tropisms occur in plant parts that contain secondary tissues? 
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How does photoperiodism promote photosynthesis? 
Some plants time their blooms to the amount of sunlight they receive. When the hours of sunlight gets smaller, they bloom more. These are called "short …

Which plant organ is most hydrated? 
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Name the tissue in which the sugar formed in photosynthesis is carried to other parts of the plant. 
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How does the function of the epidermal tissue in a plant compare with the function of epidermal tissue in an animal? 
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What does the epidermal tissue do in a plant? 
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What is the main function of androecium? 
It is a male part of the plant? Click on post comments to answer.

In autumn, many trees shed their leaves and change their color. What explains the reason for this behavior? 
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Primary growth or lengthening of plants results from mitotic division in cells of which tissue? 
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What causes plant cells to wilt? 
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Why do the cells of plant seeds store oils in the form of single layer phospholipid membranes? 
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How different are the classifications of plants?  
How can we differentiate the classifications of plants? Click on post comments to answer.

Why is a quick thaw generally more damaging to a frozen tender plant than a slow thaw? 
As a professional horticulturalist, I have always known that, anti-intuatively, putting a frosted plant in the sun or where it is warm is the worst thing …

What are the 2 main divisions of plants ? 
I think its monocot or dicot? Note: Read our review on Plant Classification under Botany. Click on post comments to answer.

Why do C3 and C4 plants have different light compensation points? 
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Why do C4 plants have a higher light saturation point? 
Why can C4 plants use more light to photosynthesize for a given CO2 concentration? Click on post comments to answer.

Where can gymnosperms be found in the world? 
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How does stomata allows gases in and out of the leaf? 
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What is the group of plant that has the most species? 
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What are the differences between phanerogams and cryptogams? 
These two are plant kingdom sub-divisions. Click on post comments to answers.

Which region do all cells originate in a root? 
The root hairs. Click on post comments to answer.

How do plants die and how does it affect the whole plant? 
I think the plant will just not die while another cell takes its place. Click on post comments to answer.

Is a plan cutting more likely to grow successfully if you remove some of its leaves before planting it in composit? 
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What is alternation of generation in gymnosperms? 
I am not able to find anything. Note: Read our review on Plant Classification.

Jack grows mangoes on his farm. He wants to make sure that the fruit ripens before being transported to other cities. What can he do to ensure that the mangoes ripen? 
Jack grows mangoes on his farm. He wants to make sure that the fruit ripens before being transported to other cities. What can he do to ensure that the …

What are the examples of bryophyte? 
Bryophytes.

Why do plants have a need for specialized organs? 
Plants have specialized organs in order to do specialized functions.

Explain the structure and function of a leaf. 
One of my biology questions and i cant find a answer that isnt complex and long. If you could answer that would be very helpful, thanks.

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What is the conductive plant tissue? 
Conductive plant tissue.

If the plantae kingdom is divided into two subkingdoms, the bryophytes and tracheophytes, to which subkingdom does the Thallophytes belong? 
From the criterion you gave 'presence or not of conductive (vascular) tissue'. I would say the Thallophtes belong to Bryophytes though i'm not sure whether …

Jack grows mangoes on his farm. He wants to make sure that the fruit ripens before being transported to other cities. What can he do to ensure that the mangoes ripen? 
A. Treat them with auxins B. Treat them with ethylene C. Treat them with cytokinins

How are tissues in plants classified on the basis of their composition? 
It may be simple or complex.

Write a summary of how the plant kingdom was developed. 
How plant kingdom was developed.

Is banana tree an angiosperm? 
Please, answer.

Compare and contrast primary growth in a root tip and in a shoot tip? 
One might grow faster.

What process takes place inside the sori? 
What takes place in the sori.

what accounts for the success of angiosperms? 
I think the inflorescence....

What is the difference between insectivorous and parasitic plants? 
I don't know.

Which part of plant produce cytokinins? 
Cytokinins are plant hormones.

why do some plants have a higher transpiration rate than others? 
Why do you think different species of plants transpire at different rates?

How do daisies open and close? 
How do daisies open and close?

What is extracellular digestion? 
Enzymes breaking down molecules?

What is the difference in respiratory rates between plants and animals? 
Aerobic respiration: production of CO2.

How is the leaf dependent on the root and the stem? 
First the root takes up water and minerals from the soil to the stem. Then the stem transports them to the leaf which will help to produce food.

In ferns meiosis takes place during which period? 
Germination of spores?

How do plants absorb H2O and CO2? 
For my project.

Why does having curled leave help to cut down on the amount of water that is lost? 
It's the section of marram grass leaf. My question is why does having curled leaves help to cut down on the amount of water that is lost.

Warmth and wind current take moisture away from leaves, most of the pores that lose water are found on the bottom surface of leaves Why? 
The question is aboout the leaves and it's about when the leave pores that lose water are found on the bottom surface of leave.

What exactly causes the leaves of grass to become yellow? 
Lack of oxygen, water, light or carbon dioxide?

Production of new species through hybridization is sometimes made in plants by...  
A. adaptation b. meiosis c. parthenogenesis d. hybrid sterility e. polyploidy

What difference can you observe between the "fruit" of a monot and a dicot? 
I want difference that you see or observe...not the roots are branched or with parallel veins or the leaves or the petals of 3 or 4 or 5 or watever number …

Plants clean air? 
How do the microbs in the soil remove the airborn toxins such as benzene and formaldehyde? The most detail as possible please. If I am wrong how does the …

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