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the two groups that flowering plants are divided into
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monocots, or monocotyledons, and dicots, or dicotyledons
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monocots
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> 1 cotyledon
> parallel veins > petals in multiples of 3 > fibrous root system |
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dicots
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> 2 cotyledons
> branching veins > petals in multiples or 4 or 5 > taproot system |
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True or False: almost three fourths of all the species of flowering plants are dicots
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true
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bulb
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a structure made of layers of thick, fleshy leaves surrounding a very short stem
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corms
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thick, vertical, under ground stems
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rhizomes
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horizontal stems lying along, or just under, the ground
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inferior
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attached below the other flower parts
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superior
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attached above the other flower parts
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a popular autumn-blooming amaryllis that grows from 18 to 30 inches tall
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belladonna lily
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stolon
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a creeping stem that grows above the ground
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culm
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the stem of grasses that is round and mostly hollow except at the node
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node
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the place where the leaf attaches to the stem
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the two parts of a leaf
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sheath and blade
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spikelets
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small, inconspicuous flower clusters growing along a main stem in spikes, racemes, or compound racemes
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grains
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grass seeds
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True or False: sugar cane and bamboo are both a type of grass
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true
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True or False:all of the cereals, including wheat, barley, rye, oats, rice, and corn come from the parsley family
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false
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the most important group of plants on earth
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grasses
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