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31 Cards in this Set
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the process by which green plants use the energy of sunlight to change water and carbon dioxide into sugars (for food) |
photosynthesis |
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Name one very tiny kind of plant |
diatom |
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How many diatoms can live on one drop of water? |
500 |
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What is one of the largest living plants on earth? |
the giant sequoia |
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The green coloring matter that green plants use to manufacture their own food? |
chlorophyll |
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a gas which green plants absorb from the air during photosynthesis |
carbon dioxide |
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a gas which green plants give off into the air during photosynthesis; necessary for life of people and animals? |
oxygen |
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beets, carrots, or sweet potatoes |
roots |
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lettuce, spinach, cabbage, beet greens, and water cress |
leaves |
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celery and rhubarb |
stems |
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broccoli and cauliflower |
flowers |
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apple, banana, and berries |
fruits |
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how does oxygen get back into the air? |
photosynthesis |
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What are the 3 main parts of the tree? |
crown trunk roots |
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of trees, the leaves and branches |
crown |
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the stem of a tree |
trunk |
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the part of a plant, usually underground, that anchors the plant, draws water and minerals from the soil, and stores food |
roots |
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the layers of wood showing the growth of a tree |
annual rings |
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what are 3 main groups of trees? |
needleleaf broadleaf palms |
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name 4 kinds of needleleaf trees |
pines firs spruces cedars
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a tree that produces seeds in cones instead of in flowers |
conifers |
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have long, thin needles that usually grow in bundles of two to five |
Pines |
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have very short, flat needles growing on little stalks on each branch |
Hemlocks |
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have single needles that grow directly on the twig, not a stalk |
Fir trees |
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grow in spirals on stalks |
Spruce trees |
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List 6 kinds of broadleaf trees |
oaks, maples, ashes, elms, walnuts, and willows |
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shedding leaves each year, usually in the fall |
deciduous |
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the fruit of an oak tree |
acorn |
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maple trees produce winged fruit called? |
keys |
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What controls the growth of a palm tree? |
a bud in the center of the crown |
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list 4 kinds of palm trees |
coconut, date, raffia, sabal |
