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Mr. Wright - 7th Grade Life Science
Life Science Test 13
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7th Grade
01/07/2013

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Term

Which of these processes is most directly linked with the function of the guard cells?

1 - anaerobic cellular respiration

2 - aerobic cellular respiration

3 - photosynthesis

4 - transpiration

Definition
transpiration
Term
Corn oil, peanut oil, and olive oil are all examples of _______.
Definition
lipids
Term
Day-neutral plants ___________________.
Definition
are not affected by the length of day
Term
The time when plants flower is often determined by ________.
Definition
photoperiodism
Term
The growth responses of plants to their environment are ________.
Definition
tropisms
Term

Plant hormones are used to

1 - kill weeds

2 - control fruit ripening

3 - root cuttings.

4 - all of the above

Definition
all of the above (kill weeds, control fruit ripening, root cuttings)
Term
Plants commonly store energy in the form of ________.
Definition
sugar, starch, and oil
Term

The underside of a leaf is usally a lighter shade of green than its top side because ______________________

___________________________

____________________________.

Definition
the air spaces in the spongy layer allow for less chlorophyll than is found in the palisade layer
Term
Lenticels aid in _________.
Definition
gas exchange
Term
If a plant's guard cells malfunction, _________________________.
Definition
the plant might suffer excessive water loss
Term
Water is lost from the stomata of the leaf in a process called ________.
Definition
transpiration
Term
Which cells regulate the size of the stomata?
Definition
guard cells
Term

On a diagram of a Leaf Cross Section, be able to label the following:

cuticle          vein

     xylem          phloem

guard cell          stomata

Definition
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