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1
Plants respond to stimuli like _____.
A)gravity
B)temperature changes
C)light
D)all of the above
2
The same species exposed to two different sets of stimuli may appear distinctly different from each other.
A)True
B)False
3
While animals can change their location as a response to a stimulus, plants change their growth pattern.
A)True
B)False
4
Tropisms _____.
A)are due to differential growth
B)are responses to multidirectional stimuli
C)both A and B
5
Plant growth toward a stimulus is called a _____ tropism.
A)positive
B)negative
6
A movement in response to touch is known as _____.
A)phototropism
B)thigmotropism
C)gravitropism
7
Negative gravitropism would be upwards growth of the plant away from gravity.
A)True
B)False
8
Charles Darwin and his son Francis performed some of the earliest observations of phototropism.
A)True
B)False
9
Roots _____.
A)are insensitive to light
B)display negative phototropism
C)both A and B
10
Auxin stimulates faster elongation of the _____ cells.
A)bright side
B)shady side
11
Curving away from light is called _____.
A)positive phototropism
B)positive thigmotropism
C)negative gravitropism
D)negative phototropism
12
Positive phototropism of the stems occurs because the shady side cells elongate faster than the bright side cells.
A)True
B)False
13
If the root cap is removed, the plant root still responds to gravity.
A)True
B)False
14
In response to stimulation by gravity, auxin _____ the growth of root cells causing the cells of the upper surface to elongate more quickly.
A)stimulates
B)inhibits
15
When an upright plant is placed on its side, the _____.
A)plant dies
B)stem continues to develop horizontally
C)stem bends and grows upwards
D)stem bends and grows downwards
16
The sedimentation of _____ are believed to be the mechanism by which roots perceive gravity.
A)chloroplasts
B)statoliths
C)batholiths
D)ribosomes
17
Nastic movements _____.
A)depend on the direction of the stimulus
B)are independent of the direction of the stimulus
C)either A or B
18
The whole plant responds to the environmental stimulus when thigmomorphogenesis takes place.
A)True
B)False
19
The coiling of tendrils around a pole are an example of _____.
A)phototropism
B)gravitropism
C)thigmotropism
20
The leaflets of Mimosa pudica fold when _____ ions move out of the cells.
A)potassium
B)calcium
C)chlorine
D)magnesium
21
A nerve-impulse type stimulus is involved in the folding of Mimosa pudica and closing of Venus's-fly traps leaves.
A)True
B)False
22
A sleep movement is a _____.
A)tropism
B)nastic response
C)both A and B
23
A biological rhythm with a _____ cycle is called a circadian rhythm.
A)12-hour
B)24-hour
C)36-hour
D)72-hour
24
Circadian rhythms stop when the appropriate environmental cues are no longer present.
A)True
B)False
25
Changes in temperature set the biological clock.
A)True
B)False
26
Almost all communication in a plant is done by _____.
A)neurotransmitters
B)pheromones
C)hormones
D)prostaglandins
27
Auxin promotes growth by stimulating cell division.
A)True
B)False
28
Hormones are synthesized or stored in one part of the plant and may travel in the _____ to another location after reception of the appropriate stimulus.
A)xylem
B)phloem
29
When you prune your plants you remove _____ that was produced by the apical meristem so your plant becomes fuller.
A)cytokinin
B)auxin
C)ethylene
D)abscisic acid
30
Auxin produced by the apical meristem stimulates the growth of axillary buds.
A)True
B)False
31
Trees can be sprayed with auxin to keep mature fruit from falling to the ground.
A)True
B)False
32
Auxin _____.
A)promotes fruit growth
B)stimulates positive phototropism
C)causes roots to develop
D)all of the above
33
If the tip of a seedling is cut off or covered by a black cap, phototropism will not occur.
A)True
B)False
34
Auxin-mediated elongation is observed in _____ cells.
A)young
B)mature
C)both A and B
35
When a plant is exposed to unidirectional light, auxin _____.
A)moves to the sunny side cells
B)binds to receptors in the shady side cells
C)activates cyclic AMP
D)stimulates axillary bud development
36
After auxin binds receptors in the shady side cells, _____.
A)hydrogen ions are pumped out of the cell
B)the cell wall becomes acidic and weakens
C)solutes and water enter the cell causing elongation
D)all of the above
37
Apical dominance is caused by the production of _____ by the apical meristem.
A)ethylene
B)abscisic acid
C)gibberillin
D)auxin
38
Stimulation by auxin causes cell elongation because turgor pressure increases in the cell which stretches the weakened cell wall.
A)True
B)False
39
Cell elongation resulting in plant growth is stimulated by _____.
A)auxin
B)gibberillin
C)both A and B
40
Gibberellins _____.
A)are growth promoters
B)stimulate cell division
C)both A and B
41
Gibberillin is produced by _____.
A)young leaves
B)fruits
C)roots
D)all of the above
42
The dormancy of seeds can be broken by applying _____.
A)auxins
B)ethylene
C)gibberillins
D)abscisic acid
43
The production of _____ by the embryo stimulates the production of amylase which breaks down starch.
A)gibberillins
B)cytokinins
C)ethylene
D)abscisic acid
44
Once gibberillin binds to a receptor in the plasma membrane, _____ binds to a protein called calmodulin.
A)camp
B)Ca2+
C)ethylene
D)phytochrome
45
Amylase breaks down the starch in the endosperm so the growing embryo has sugars for making energy.
A)True
B)False
46
Gibberillin binds to the DNA of its target cells and activates the gene that codes for amylase.
A)True
B)False
47
When gibberillins are applied externally to plants, the most obvious effect is _____.
A)phototropism
B)wilting leaves
C)leaf drop
D)stem elongation
48
Gibberillin was first isolated from a fungus infecting some plants.
A)True
B)False
49
An application of gibberillins will break the dormancy of _____.
A)buds
B)seeds
C)both A and B
50
The hypersensitive response serves to limit the further progression of infection.
A)True
B)False
51
Which of the following is a long term plant response?
A)opening and closing of stomates
B)the hypersensitive response
C)gravitropism
D)all of the above
52
High light stimulates the stomates to close.
A)True
B)False
53
Cytokinins _____.
A)promote cell division
B)prevent senescence
C)initiate growth
D)all of the above
54
Differentiation during development is influenced by _____.
A)auxin
B)cytokinin
C)the interaction of auxin and cytokinin
55
Cytokinin stimulates growth of _____ buds.
A)terminal
B)lateral
C)both A and B
56
Senescence affects the entire plant at once.
A)True
B)False
57
Which of the following inhibits plant growth?
A)ethylene
B)cytokinins
C)auxins
D)gibberillin
58
Ethylene stimulates _____ drop.
A)fruit
B)leaf
C)flower
D)all of the above
59
The production of abscisic acid stimulates _____ ions to exit the guard cells.
A)calcium
B)potassium
C)sodium
D)magnesium
60
The stress hormone of plants is ethylene.
A)True
B)False
61
Abscisic acid is produced by _____.
A)monocot endosperm
B)roots
C)green tissue with chloroplasts
D)all of the above
62
Ethylene stimulates the production of _____.
A)amylase
B)cellulase
C)chlorophyll
63
The plant hormone responsible for "one rotten apple spoiling the whole bunch" is _____.
A)auxin
B)gibberillin
C)cytokinin
D)ethylene
64
Abscisic acid naturally promotes abscission.
A)True
B)False
65
Ethylene is produced by _____.
A)the combustion of kerosene
B)physically damaged fruit
C)automobiles
D)all of the above
66
Seed and bud dormancy are maintained by _____.
A)abscisic acid
B)auxin
C)gibberillin
D)ethylene
67
Abscisic acid promotes closure of the stomates so photosynthesis stops.
A)True
B)False
68
Fruits which are unripened when they are picked and shipped to market can quickly be ripened by exposure to _____.
A)ethylene
B)gibberillin
C)auxin
D)cytokinin
69
Phytochromes are involved in _____.
A)seed germination
B)stem growth
C)flowering
D)all of the above
70
Which of the following is related to seasonal changes?
A)the breaking of bud dormancy
B)the onset of senescence
C)seed germination
D)all of the above
71
A long-day plant and a short-day plant can have the same critical length.
A)True
B)False
72
The length of the light period is what controls flowering.
A)True
B)False
73
If the dark period of a short-day plant is interrupted by a brief flash of white light, the plant will _____.
A)flower
B)not flower
74
Flowering is controlled by a special flowering hormone called florigen.
A)True
B)False
75
Plants are able to detect photoperiod changes by the _____.
A)alternation of the two forms of phytochrome
B)settling of amyloplasts
C)direction of the light source
D)movement of potassium ions
76
Seedlings that are grown in the dark etiolate, but will grow normally once they are exposed to sunlight.
A)True
B)False
77
In some plants, flowering is not dependent on the day length.
A)True
B)False
78
In the shade and at sunset, there is more far-red light than red light so phytochrome far-red is converted to phytochrome red as night approaches.
A)True
B)False







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