University of Makati

Higher School ng UMak

J.P. Rizal Extn., West Rembo, City of Makati

GENERAL BIOLOGY II
Botany
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I. Answer the following questions. (5 points each)

1. What is the difference between simple and compound leaf?

 A simple leaf has only one blade.
 A compound leaf has many small leaves that make up a whole leaf.
2. What are the types of venation? Give at least 3 examples each type.
 Parallel Vein:
o Grass
o Wheat
o Corn
 Netted Vein:
o Maple
o Oak
o Hibiscus
3. What is the significance of vascular tissues in stem?
 Similar to people, it serves as a channel or pathway for the resources that plants need for survival, such
as water, minerals, and sugar. Furthermore, it protects against mechanical stress and acts as a support
system for the stem.
4. Differentiate complete and incomplete flower and give 2 examples.
 Complete flower: if all the four sets (petals, sepal, pistil and stamen) are intact in a flower. Ex. Rose and
Tulips
 Incomplete flower: if at least one of the four sets (petals, sepal, pistil and stamen) are missing. Ex.
Papaya and Cucumber
5. Differentiate perfect and imperfect flower and give 2 examples.
 A perfect flower is one that has both male and female parts.
 An imperfect flower contains only one female or male part, but not both.
6. How do air plants grow and survive?
 They use their roots to attach to other plants or objects instead of relying on them for survival. Instead,
they absorb nutrients and moisture from the air through their leaves.
II. List 5 different plant adaptations, write its definition, and give one example for each. (5 points each)

1. Fibrous roots - As comparison to a taproot system, fibrous roots are more highly branched, contain more
root hairs, and cover a larger surface area. Fibrous roots aid in a highly strong anchoring for plants since they
have a larger surface area.
Example: Wheat

2. Carnivorous Plants – These plants live in habitats poor in nutrients –mostly on nitrogen and phosphorous-
and have compensated this lack with the ability to digest animals such as insects and other arthropods.
Example: Venus flytrap

3. Phototropism - Phototropism, or the differential cell elongation exhibited by a plant organ in response to
directional blue light, provides the plant with a means to optimize photosynthetic light capture in the aerial
 portion and water and nutrient acquisition in the roots. Plants grow their shoots towards the source of light
to maximize their photosynthetic yields.
Example: Sunflower

4. Different-shaped leaves - Plants follow different pathways in response to the environment or phases of life
to form different kinds of structures.
Example: Pine tree’s triangular-shaped leaves

5. Spikes or thorns – Although it has been shown that in some plant families, such as cacti, spines arose
primarily as a mechanism to reduce water loss from leaves, most plants have thorns to protect themselves
from predators.
Example: Thistles