Seed and Plant Anatomy test (college agronomy)

Is soil needed for germination?

No, they need water, oxygen, temperature (heat)

What is meristem and where is located?

Plant tissue

new growth / divides, tips of roots & shoots

At the sight of a node, what 4 things could possibly develop?

• leaf

• root

• stem

• flower

What role does oxygen play in germination?

release energy for growth

Will apical dominance lead to taller or shorter plants?

Taller

What is the first thing to emerge on a corn (monocot) seedling?

cole

what is the first thing to emerge on a soybean plant

hypocotyl

what 4 things does a collar on a monocot consist of?

• ligules

• auricle

• leaf blade

• leaf sheath

what part of the leaf blade forms a protective structure that surrounds the culm

leaf sheath

what is a node

Junction on the stem

what is the auxiliary bud

bud located in the angle between a leaf and a stem

in corn (monocots) what pushes the coleoptile through the soil

mesoctyl

dicot plant labeling the apical bud, axillary bud, hypocotyl, internode, leaf, petiole, and node