208 Answered Questions for the topic botany

Botany Biology

04/11/19

What is the complete chemical equation for photosynthesis?
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04/10/19

Is a microspore diploid?
In gymnosperms the plant body is predominantly sporophytic. It produces microspores or megaspores my textbook says that these undergo reduction division in order to form male gametophytes pollen... more
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04/07/19

Why have certain plants evolved to contain psychoactive compounds?
Plants such as marijuana (*Cannabis*) and kratom (*Mitragena speciosa*) contain compounds that affect the human brain. Why have these plants evolved to incorporate substances like THC and... more
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04/05/19

What is the advantage of using plant-derived antibacterials rather than bacteria-derived antibacterials?
So obviously we have a big problem with antibiotic resistance. Most of our antibiotics originate from bacteria themselves (or are synthetic variations on scaffolds which originate from bacteria). I... more
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04/04/19

If all animals were to die, would all plants die too?
Humans and many other animals are able to breathe because plants produce more oxygen than they need. I was thinking if all animals died all of a sudden, then wouldn't plants die too. Eventually... more
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Botany Biology

04/04/19

What is the compensation point? What is the importance of the compensation point for plant growth?
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04/04/19

Do leaves grow larger by adding cells at the centre or at the edge?
I'm writing a paper on wrinkling of plant leaves. For biological and physical background information, I would like to know whether leaves grow by adding cells at the edge, at the center or in a... more
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Botany Biology

04/04/19

How is the light energy absorbed by chlorophyll transferred to ATP molecules during photophosphorylation? How is the resulting ATP used?
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04/04/19

The colour of aquatic plants found deep under oceans?
I have read that many aquatic plants found in deep oceans are red in colour, however, I do not understand why. As red is the color which gets the least scattered it should be the only light... more
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Botany Biology Genetics

03/28/19

Home Questions Tags Users Unanswered How possible would it be for a tomatillo to cross-pollinate with a peruvian groundcherry?
I am high school student who is developing his final school project, I've decided to work on plant hybrids. I have researched some media and I have found that Tomatillo (Physalys philadelphica) and... more
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Botany Biology

03/27/19

What evidence is there to support the hypothesis that chloroplasts and mitochondria were primitive prokaryotes that developed a relationship of mutualism with primitive anaerobic eukaryotic cells?

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Botany Biology

03/27/19

Are there chloroplasts in cyanobacteria?
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03/26/19

Raphide toxicity in Pothos plant?
Recently I found out that the common houseplant Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) is toxic to cats and dogs due to the presence of "insoluble raphides." I have a lot of these plants around my house and my... more
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03/26/19

Why was it so hard to decode the corn genome?
My teachers growing up told me it was impossible to decode the maize genome. But yet its been done. Why was decoding the genome so significant, and what made it so difficult?
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03/26/19

During photosynthesis, which two compounds are combined to create the output of glucose and oxygen?
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Botany Biology

03/20/19

Is antheridium a structure in which sperm are produced
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Botany Biology Ecology

03/19/19

What damage results from forest fires besides the destruction of trees?
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Botany Biology

03/19/19

Which byproducts of the photochemical stage are essential for the chemical stage of photosynthesis?
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Botany

03/18/19

What is the function of Xylem parenchyma?
why xylem need parenchyma cells ihave read these cells are connected with xylem by plasmodesma i know that plasmodesma is to connect between cytoplasm of two cells and xylem is dead so what is the... more
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03/18/19

Using anatomical terms for human organs and parts of plants?
I know how to apply anatomical directional terms (e.g., dorsal/ventral, anterior/posterior, etc.) for animals as a whole (bipeds and quadrupeds). Recently, I've been studying plant physiology,... more
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03/18/19

Fruit-producing water plant?
Are there any water plants that grow fruit that is meant to be eaten? I’m specifically interested in plants that are not rooted permanently to the earth but are mobile for at least part of their... more
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03/18/19

Why does water stress lead to alkalinity of xylem sap in plants?
I was reading this book: Plant Physiology and Development, Sixth Edition by Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger, Ian M. Møller, and Angus Murphy when this doubt came to my mind. Abscisic acid, the stress... more
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03/18/19

Do all cells of a plant contain chloroplasts?
If the answer is no, then how do plant cells tell whether they need to keep chloroplasts or not? What kind of signals are used, and how are chloroplasts eliminated?
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03/18/19

Why does wood become darker when it ages?
I have lots of pieces of pine furniture which have different colours depending on how old they are. So, I just wondered why that is. I guess it has something to do with structures and chemical... more
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03/18/19

Biological Nitrogen Fixation?
I just studied Biological Nitrogen Fixation and saw it's reaction but i do not understand why there is 8 electrons and 8 protons are involved and Hydrogen molecule is formed side by side along with... more
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