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BIOL 305
General Botany Final Exam
Name __________________________ (PRINT
FULL name CLEARLY!)
Take home portion of the final exam. This is due IN
CLASS on Friday 6th May 2016 at 2.00 pm when you
sit the rest of the final exam
NO OTHER LOCATION WILL BE
ACCEPTED
This is an open book/open note test
(1) Explain the main ways in which water moves from the soil through the
roots and into the xylem (5 Points).
(2) Explain the three main stages of the Calvin Cycle during photosynthesis
and the four ways in which it is regulated (10 Points).
(3) Consider both pictures bellow. FULLY explain the meristems (HINT: look
at the layers) AND how genetic control of the AGAMOUS (AG) gene induces
floral meristems development (10 points).
(4) Reproduction in pines begins with the
appearance of cones on a pine tree.
FULLY explain ALL of the developmental
stages involved (10 Points).
(5) Fully explain the Pressure-Flow Model, paying attention to pressure
differences between the xylem and phloem (5 points).
(6) Explain the ABC model of flower development to include how these genes
interact with each other (5 points)
(7) Fully explain the main components of the plant primary cell wall. What
are their structures? (Give full
details!) How are they connected to
each other? How far apart are they
from each other? (10 Points)
THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!