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Macronutrients |
Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium |
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Micronutrients |
Chlorine, iron, manganese, boron, zinc, copper, nickel, molybdenum |
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2 types of roots |
Tap root, fibrous root |
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Carries water through plant |
Xylem |
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Carries nutrients through plant |
Phloem |
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3 aspects of soil conservation |
Irrigate properly, prevent erosion, fertilize |
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Parasitic plants |
Dodder, mistletoe |
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Carnivorous plants |
Sundew, pitcher plant, Venus flytrap |
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Sugary solutions in plants |
Phloem sap |
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Positively charged particle |
Cation |
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Self to self bond |
Cohesion |
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Self to something else bond |
Adhesion |
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Explanation for the flow of sap |
Pressure flow mechanism |
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2 things effect movement of xylem sap |
Root pressure, transpiration |
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Location where sugar is made |
Sugar source |
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Location where sugar is stored |
Sugar sink |
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Most fertile layer of the soil |
Topsoil |
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Nutrients needed in small amounts |
Micronutrients |
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Nutrients needed in large amounts |
Macronutrients |
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Wearing away of the soil |
Erosion |
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Plant food formed from second sperm |
Endosperm |
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Seed leaf |
Cotyledons |
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Tiny leaves under flower head |
Sepal |
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Structure used to filter water before entering plant |
Casperian strip |
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Suspended animation |
Dormancy |
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Decaying plant and animal matter |
Humus |
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Plants losing water from their stoma |
Transpiration |
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Fruit formed from single carpel |
Simple fruit |
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Route by which solutions do not enter the cytoplasm |
Extra cellular |
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Route where selected salute travel in by way of root hair |
Entracellular |
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Example is a pineapple |
Multiple |
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Coevolutions of flowers |
Food for pollinators, sexual deception, nursery service |
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Can all salutes enter the xylem? |
No only certain ones. |
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What happens to materials that plants take in from the soil? |
Either converted to sugars, or released back into atmosphere |
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3 types of fruit |
Simple, aggregate, multiple |
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Example of raspberry |
Aggregate |
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Simple fruits |
Develop from flowers with a single carpel |
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Aggregate fruits |
Developed from flowers with many carpels |
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Multiple fruit |
Developed from a group of separate flowers tightly clustered togather |
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Common requirements for germination |
Seed drying, exposure to a period of cold, abrasion of seed coat |
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Outer layer of tissue |
Epidermis |
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Inner layer of tissue |
Endodermis |
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Ground tissue |
Cortex |
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Point of cell division |
Apical meristem |
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Protective cap protecting the deciding cell |
Root cap |
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To increase surface area |
Root hairs |
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What type of reproduction occurs in the anthers? |
Meiosis |
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What type of reproduction occurs in pollen grains? |
Mitosis |
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Haploid spores form _______. |
Eggs |
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What determines dormancy time? |
Environmental conditions |