BIO 201: Botany – Fall 2011

REVIEW - LAB QUIZ 3

 

SHOOT & ROOT ANATOMY

Be able to identify any stem section as to monocot or dicot, woody or herbaceous, root or stem

Corn (Zea) stem (x.s.): cortex, epidermis, phloem, sclerenchyma, vascular bundle, xylem

Alfalfa (Medicago) stem (x.s.): cambium, cortex, epidermis, phloem, pith, vascular bundle, xylem

Sunflower (Helianthus) stem (x.s.): cambium, cortex, epidermis, phloem, pith, vascular bundle, xylem

Pine (Pinus) stem (x.s.): annual rings, bark, early wood, late wood, pith, resin canals, xylem, vascular rays

Identify radial, tangential, and cross sections of the pine.

Basswood (Tilia) stem (x.s.): cambium, cork, cortex, epidermis, growth rings, phloem, pith, 1o xylem, 2o xylem, vascular rays

Recognize the difference between softwood & hardwood cross sections.

Trunk sections (pine and elm): bark, growth rings, 2o xylem

Corn (Zea) root (x.s.): casperian strip, cortex, endodermis, epidermis, pericycle, pith, vascular bundle

Buttercup (Ranunculus) root (x.s.): casperian strip, cortex, endodermis, epidermis, pericycle, pith, vascular bundle

 

PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND LEAF PIGMENTS: CHROMATOGRAPHY

What is the purpose of chromatography?

What are the pigments separated on the chromatogram?

     Be able to identify the pigments by color and position.

Contrast the three leaves we studied relative to: a) color, b) presence of pigments

What is the relationship between leaf color and chromatogram color patterns?

Which leaves had more chlorophyll a?;  Chlorophyll b?

 

PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND LEAF PIGMENTS: ABSORPTION SPECTRUM

What is an absorption spectrum?

How does reduced chlorophyll content effect the spectrum graph?

What is the relationship between leaf color and the resultant absorption spectrum?

Why doesn't the green leaf produce a good fit to the "action spectrum" of the book?

 

SEED GERMINATION – SALINITY

What is the maximum salinity that will allow for normal radish germination?

What is the maximum salinity that will allow for normal radish early root elongation?

Read a graph to determine the above.

What was the value of repeating the experiment?