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29 Cards in this Set
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The vascular tissue that conducts sugars or carbohydrates from leaves to growing points is called
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Phloem
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This is the ‘energy factory’ in plant cells where respiration takes place.
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mitochondria
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This organelle in plant cells contains a large amount of water, sugars and other chemicals
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parenchyma
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The tendency for the shoot tip to inhibit growth of lateral shoots is called
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apical dominance
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The small channels that join cells to each other are known as
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collenchyma
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Sites of repeated cell division that result in growth of a plant are
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meristematic tissue
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The growing point for monocot plants is called
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intercalary meristem
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The vascular cambium produces phloem toward the inside of a stem and xylem toward the outside of the stem(T/F)
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F
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Collenchyma cells have thickening walls but are still alive. They are usually found in areas that are growing rapidly and need to be strengthened (T/F)
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T
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Which of the following is not found in monocots?
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Plants can store food in this tissue
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vascular
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MIT scientists used this living material as a filter for water
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sapwood
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What is etiolation?
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lower light intensity growth, longer internodes
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The designation given to plants with swollen stems that store a large amount of water
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lodging
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The stem that holds an ear of corn
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shank
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This is a type of cell found in the xylem |
tracheids
vessel elements |
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Xylem cells do not contain a nucleus but are considered living at maturity since they have companion cells to assist them (T/F)
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F, phloem
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Site on a stem where shoots emerge
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nodes
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Modified stem that grows horizontally along the top of the soil surface
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•Bulbs
•Tubers •Corms •Tuberous Roots •Crowns •Tillers •Stolons •Rhizomes |
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The use of living organisms to remove harmful contaminants from the environment is known as
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Foods that have a medicinal effect on human health, especially fruits and vegetables
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nutraceuticals
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The greatest number of plant species on the planet can be found
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equator
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Which of the following is NOT one of the
world’s top 10 food crops? |
corn
soybean wheat potato |
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Which of these plants will die if exposed to light 24 hours a day?
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tomato
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For the plant named Mentha piperita ‘Chocolate,’ which part of the name is the species
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Mentha
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Monocots have characteristics including
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parallel leaves
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Hairs growing on a plant are known as
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trichome
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If a plant’s botanical name includes the word macrofolia, you can conclude that the plant
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has large leaves
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If a plant’s botanical name includes the word aureum, you know that some part of the plant includes this color
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golden
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