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14 Cards in this Set
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Asexual reproduction in plants:
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Tends to be particularly common in a marginal habitat.
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Most of the trees or shrubs in backyard gardens:
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are the products of asexual reproduction.
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In angiosperms, the _____ are the specialized reproductive organs whose main function is to bring together the sperm and egg.
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Flowers.
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Each angiosperm pollen grain contains how many sperm cells?
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two
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Mosses and ferns differ in their reproductive strategies from gymnosperms and angiosperms in which of the following ways?
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mosses and ferns rely in liquid water for fertilization, whereas angiosperms and gymnosperms do not liquid water for fertilization.
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The common term for the action of transferring pollen grains from an anther onto a stigma is:
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pollination
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Flowering plants attract animals to assist in pollination. which of the following animal group is not a common pollinator of flowering plants?
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All of the above are common pollinators of flowering plants.
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"Double fertilization" in angiosperm plants refers to:
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The fusion of one sperm call with the egg, and another with two nuclei of the endosperm-forming cell.
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which of the following is the proper sequence of events occurring when a flowering plant reproduces?
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Meiosis; pollination; fertilization; embryo formation.
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which of the following is a likely way in which plans increase dispersal of their fruit?
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both a.) and b.) are true.
a.) fruits are conspicuously colored b.) fruits taste good. |
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For angiosperms, which of the following is the most correct statement about growth?
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apical meristems increase length; vascular cambium increases girth.
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When after seed germination, does photosynthesis begin?
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When the shoot emerges from the soil
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The scientific name for wood is?
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secondary xylem
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When you are seven years old, you scratch your name, 4 feet above the ground into a 12 foot tall bamboo plant. You spend the next 10 years in a special home for vandals. When you get out the bamboo is 24 feet tall. At that time, how far above the ground will your name be?
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4 feet.
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