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50 Cards in this Set
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botany
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the study of plants
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radical
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embryonic root that emerges first
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buttresses
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above-ground stability roots in rainforest trees
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tendrils
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part of stems or leaves, provides support for vines
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transpiration
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evaporative cooling (leaves)
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perfect flowers
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both sexes
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imperfect flowers
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one sex
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gymnosperms
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conifers
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angiosperms
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flowering plants
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agriculture
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cultivation of plants
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domestication
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genetic alteration by humans
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natural selection
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occurs in wild with lots of natural variation, environment selects against something
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artifical selection
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humans select
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range
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where a plant naturally occurs
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Brassicaceae
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mustard family (most vegies)
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Asteraceae
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daisy family (lettuce)
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Apiaceae
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carrot family (parsnips)
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Chenopodiaceae
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beet family (spinach)
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Brassica oleracea
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most vegies from this variety of brassicaceae
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liliaceae
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lily family (asparagus, bulb vegies)
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fabaceae
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bean family (legumes, jicama)
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locule
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seed chamber in fruit
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pericarp
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fleshy part of fruit
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simple
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derived from one carpel
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dehiscent
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opening dry fruit (seems)
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indehiscent
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not opening dry fruit
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aggregate
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derived from many carpels of one flower
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multiple
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derived from inflorescence
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pome
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apple, pear
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drupe
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stone fruits like peaches, plums,
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rosaceae
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rose family, apples, pears, plums,almonds etc.
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vitaceae
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grapes,
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oleaceae
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olives
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actinidiaceae
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kiwi
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Jungladaceae
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walnut family
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cucurbitaceae
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squash family (and melons)
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solanaceae
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tomato
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arecaceae
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coconuts
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Anacardiaceae
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poison ivey, cashews, etc.
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Proteaceae
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macadamia nuts
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Poaceae
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cereal family
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bran
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fused pericarp and seed coat
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germ
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embryo
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lodging
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matting down of stalks by wind or rain
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shattering
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dispersal of dry, brittle grains at the slightest disturbance
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gluten
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proteins in wheat which add elasticity
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pulse
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edible dried legume seed
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aflatoxin
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fungal toxin in peanuts
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dals
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lentil purees in India
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oligosaccharides
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low molecular sugars that don’t digest
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