The Working Plant - Campbell Essential Biology

Course

Anatomy & Physiology

Study Pack

Set 1: Learning About Life

Set 2: Essential Chemistry for Biology

Set 3: The Molecules of Life

Set 4: A Tour of the Cell

Set 5: The Working Cell

Set 6: Cellular Respiration: Obtaining Energy From Food

Set 7: Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food

Set 8: Cellular Reproduction: Cells From Cells

Set 9: Patterns of Inheritance

Set 10: The Structure and Function of Dna

Set 11: How Genes Are Controlled

Set 12: Dna Technology

Set 13: How Populations Evolve

Set 14: How Biological Diversity Evolves

Set 15: The Evolution of Microbial Life

Set 16: The Evolution of Plants and Fungi

Set 17: The Evolution of Animals

Set 18: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

Set 19: Population Ecology

Set 20: Communities and Ecosystems

Set 21: Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function

Set 22: Nutrition and Digestion

Set 23: Circulation and Respiration

Set 24: The Bodys Defenses

Set 25: Hormones

Set 26: Reproduction and Development

Set 27: Nervous, Sensory, and Locomotor Systems

Set 28: The Life of a Flowering Plant

Set 29: The Working Plant

Set 29 The Working Plant

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Set 29 The Working Plant

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

Free

A ________ is a chemical element that a plant can only obtain from its environment and is needed to complete its life cycle.

A)macronutrient
B)micronutrient
C)essential element
D)mineral

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Free

In phytoremediation after a nuclear power plant accident, plants are used to remove ________ and ________ from the soil.

A)carbon; heavy metals
B)radioactive isotopes; heavy metals
C)nitrogen; phosphorus
D)water; sulfur

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Root nodules in plants such as peas and beans are advantageous because they ________.

A)house nitrogen-fixing bacteria
B)help absorb nutrients from the soil
C)house mycorrhizae
D)store nutrients

Answer