Plants and Biodome Quiz PDF

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1 This is the term for a plant that lives on top of other plants (orchids and bromeliads often do this) liana mycorrhizae canopy epiphyte 2. These fungi live in nodules at the roots of plants such as tall trees in a rain forest. buttresses lianas mycorrhizae epiphytes 3. The layers of a rainforest, from the top down are: emergent, canopy, understory, shrub, floor emergent, understory, canopy, shrub, floor canopy, emergent, shrub, understory, floor canopy, emergent, understory, shrub, floor 4. What was the goal of the first phase of the green revolution (from about 1950-1970)? to promote eutrophication of water used for irrigation to genetically engineer plants to produce high quality protein to convert agricultural practice from monoculture to polyculture to make more calories from plant carbohydrates available to people in developing countries 5. Which of the following is true regarding monoculture style of agriculture? it increases biodiversity it decreases the risk of eutrophication of water surrounding agricultural land it increases the susceptibility of the crop to a particular pest it involves planting different crops on the same land in different seasons or in different segments of the land 6. What is Bt corn? plant with short, thick stalks that resist falling over and rotting during monsoon rains a genetically modified grain that expresses a toxin that poisons the gut of the European corn borer caterpillar a genetically modified grain that expresses the gene for beta-carotene a genetically modified grain that contains additional methionine to produce a complete protein...