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Flowering plants posses what three kinds of vegetative (nonreproductive) organs?
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Roots, stems, and leaves
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What two major lineages do most flowering plants belong to?
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Monocots: are generally narrow-leaved flowering plants such as grasses.
Eudicots: are broad-leaved flowering plants such as roses |
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Monocots and eudicots account for what percent of the species of flowering plants?
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97%
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Look at figure 35.1
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The shoot system of a plant consists of ___________
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The stems and the leaves, as well as flowers
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Leaves are the main sites of ______
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Photosynthesis
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Stems hold and display the leaves to ___________
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The sun and provide connections for the transport of materials between roots and leaves
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What is a node?
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A node is the point where a leaf attaches to a stem
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Regions of stem between nodes are the ____
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Internodes
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The root system provides ______
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Support and nutrition
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Look at figure 34.1
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A single, large, deep-growing primary root with smaller lateral roots is a ____
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Taproot
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Fibrous root system (monocots and some eudicots): composed of __________
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Numerous thin roots roughly equal in diameter – holds soil in place very effectively
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What do prop roots do?
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They help support the shoot in plants that are unable to support aboveground growth through stem thickening
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