a. Describe the function of plant roots. b) Describe the function of plant shoots. c)What is the function of lignin in terrestrial plants? d)What are xylem and phloem and how do they differ? e)Exactly what is pollen? f)Exacly what is a seed?

Q: What is the hilum of the seed? A micropyle? What purposes do they serve?

A: Seed is basically a future plant which is naked in Gymnosperms while protected inside the fruit . It…

Q: What are the pharmaceutical produts of flowering plants and their biological activites?

A: Flowering plants also known as Angiosperms whose seeds develop in the ovaries of the flower enclosed…

Q: In a botanical sense, what is a pollen grain?

A: According to the question, we have to provide information on pollen grain based in a botanical…

Q: Why must seeds absorb water before germinating?

A: Germination is the process by which a plant grows either from a seed or a spore and its most common…

Q: What is the difference between a monocot and a dicot seed?

A: Seeds are needed for sexual reproduction in plants. Seeds are divided into two monocot seeds or…

Q: Observe the following photos of the shoot of a monocot (left) and an eudicot (right). How are these…

A: Monocotyledons or monocot plants are those whose seeds contain a single embryonic leaf or cotyledon…

Q: Describe the unique features of the following specialized roots in plants. What benefit do plants…

A: The roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and absorb…

Q: from the fruit of wild daisy, there are hair like structures, what do these structures represent in…

A: Daisy The plant belongs to the Asteraceae family. The The inflorescence of the plant is an…

Q: What are the pharmaceutical produts of seed plants and their biological activities?

A: The Bioactive Compounds or the phytochemicals in the plant seeds are isolated by using advanced…

Q: What are Pollen grains ?

A: Introduction  Plants can reproduce naturally and artificially by various methods. Some lower plants…

Q: What part of the corn seedling elongates to push the plumule to the soil surface?

A: The process by which a resting embryo grows out of the seed coat as a seedling under suitable…

Q: If you were asked to design a seed out of paper and tape that could be dispersed in the air, what…

A: Plants are stationary in one place so they have developed some methods for their seed dispersal.…

Q: What is the purpose of hilum in seeds?

A: Hilum The Scar or Mark left from the seed being attached to the parent plant during plant…

Q: .  Compare the leaf structure of Potamogeton to Ligustrum.    Look for stomata. Where are they…

A: Potamogeton produces submerged and floating types of leaves. Floating leaves are thick, opaque, and…

Q: How can you distinguish between a compound leaf and a twig with several simple leaves? Assuming both…

A: A leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk, arranged either palmately or pinnately is…

Q: How does moisture and the presence or absence of light affect seed germination?

A: Seed germination may be defined as the fundamental process by which different plant species grow…

Q: What is the hilum of the seed? A micropyle? What purposes do they serve?

A: The basic anatomy of seeds varies greatly between species, but the basic anatomy remains the same.…

Q: What is the adaptive advantage or evolutionary advantage being conferred on a plant whose stems are…

A: Tropism in plants refers to the type of biological response where the plants move or grow towards or…

Q: What is pericarp in the fruit with example?

A: After fertilization, the ovule develops a harsh coat to form seed as it bears a future embryo.…

Q: In mango seed, orange seed, and apple seed, what are the type of endosperm when present?

A: the seed which retains endosperm till maturity is termed Albuminous seeds. for example, Most…

Q: What is a cotyledon? What are the functions of a cotyledon?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  PLANT KINGDOM  It is one of the kingdom from the five kingdom classification…

Q: What are the position of stamen in bougainvillea, sunflower, and hibiscus?

A: Stamen is commonly known as Androecium and composed of two unit i.e. anther and filament. Stamen…

Q: Which of the following statements is accurate? a) All plants have identical sporangia, all producing…

A: Both the haploid and diploid phases of plants are multicellular.

Q: What is a seed? What are four key adptations common in seed plants? What are the advantages of…

A: Plants are an important part of the lifecycle of all living things. Angiosperms are the largest and…

Q: Why are monocot roots slender and diffuse in appearance?

A: There are two types of roots: Monocot and dicot root. The monocot root form a wide network of the…

Q: What is the biological importance of a flower?

A: Plant morphology is a branch of botany, which deals with the study of external forms and features of…

Q: Why is seed dispersal important in the life of plants? What would be the consequences of having…

A: The biosphere is known as global ecosystem in which both biotic and abiotic components are found.…

Q: What type of cotyledons do cyas seeds have?

A: Cotyledon is the significant part of the embryo present within the seed of the plant. They have…

Q: What is the function of lenticels?

A: Step 1 Lenticels are found on the epidermis of plants stem, petiole, and fruits that are made up of…

Q: Identify the following leaf characteristics of Achrophyllum dentatum: a. Leaf Shape b. Leaf Apex…

A: Achrophyllum dentatum is a species of terrestrial moss which mostly grows in the damp-shaded places.…

Q: can bacteria induce seeds to germinate? why or why not?

A: Introduction: The process of an organism growing from a seed or spore is known as germination. The…

Q: How and from where do cotyledons develop from for a bean seed?

A: Plants reproduce through formation of seeds or spores. Cotyledon is the significant part of the…

Q: Why can a monocot like an iris branch and increase its number of leaves? Is the fact that the shoot…

A: Monocots are plants that produce seeds with a single cotyledon, which then develops into leaves. All…

Q: Which part of mango fruit is edible?

A: Mango fruit is a drupe.

Q: What is pericarp?

A: The fruit is the characteristics feature of the flowering plants. It is a mature or ripened ovary,…

Q: In philodendron plants, what do you call a formation of aerial root?

A: Philodendrons are native to tropical rainforests where they ruggedly climb up trees.

Q: Compare the leaf structure of Nerium to Ligustrum.   Look for stomata. Where are they located? On…

A: Hi! Thanks for your question. As you have posted multiple questions and have not mentioned which one…

Q: Why do some seeds undergo a period of dormancy, and how do they break dormancy?

A: Introduction: Seeds germinate at a favorable time and location to develop and survive as seedlings.…

Q: What is the most obvious function of foliage leaves? What are some other functions that are often…

A: A leaf is the main lateral extension of a vascular plant stem that is generally found above ground.

Q: What is the shape and arrangement of the palisade mesophyll in the dicot leaf? (b) What is the shape…

A: Structure of leaf  Leaf is a structure involved in photosynthesis, General structure of leaf…

Q: Where is hypodermis present, in dicot stem or in monocot stem?

A: The plant comprises three major types of tissues that includes dermal tissue, vascular tissue, and…

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