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any plant that reproduces by seeds formed in flowers, a flowering seed plant
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angiosperm
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a type of symmetry in which parts on both sides of a single dividing line are mirror images of each other; characteristic of humans, most animals, and some plants
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bilateral symmetry
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the study of living things
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biology
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the flat, green portion of a leaf
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blade
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the study of plants
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botony
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the study of plants
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botony
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any grass that produces grain used for food
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cereals
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describing a tree that sheds its leaves annually
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deciduous
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soil bacteria that convert unused nitrates back into nitrogen to complete the nitrogen cycle
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denitrifying bacteria
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a plant whose seeds have two seed leaves(cotyledons), exhibits plamate venation in leaves, flower parts in groups of four or five, and a stem structure with vascular bundles arranged in a circle
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dicot
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a plant whose seeds have only one seed leaf(cotyledon); exhibits parallel venation of leaves, flower parts in groups of three, and a stem stucture with scattered vascular bundles
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monocot
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grasses that are used for livestock grazing
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forage grasses
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grasses that are used for coverings for lawns, athletic fields, golf courses, playgrounds, etc.
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turf grasses
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any grass or grasslike plant
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graminoid
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a region where particular organisms normally live
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habitat
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a name for broadleaf trees that is descriptive of their characteristic hard, dense wood as compared to softer woods of evergreens
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hardwood
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any plant whose stem remains relatively soft; an herb
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herbaceous plant
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a member of the pea family, characterized by dry fruits borne in pods, many are nitrogen-fixing
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legume
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the edge of a leaf's blade
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margin
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a large vein that runs down the center of the blade of some leaves
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midrib
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bacteria found in the soil or in the root nodules of certain legumes that convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates or ammonia
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nitrogen-fixing bacteria
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a living thing
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organism
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the stalk that attaches a leaf to the plant stem
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petiole
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the liquid in the roots, stems, and leaves of plants
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sap
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any member of a certain family of grasslike plants, including bulrushes and papyri
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sedge
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a leaf base that envelops the stem of a grass plant
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sheath
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a runner or creeping stem of a plant
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stolen
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the growth of a new plant from some part other than a seed
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vegetative reproduction
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any plant with a long, thin stem that grows along the ground or has tendirls that twine around a wall or other support
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vine
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plants that live several years and develop a large amount of wood, include trees and shrubs
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woody plants
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the study of animals
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zoology
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