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35 Cards in this Set
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What do we call a plant whose seed contains one cotyledon? |
Monocot |
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What do we call a plan to seed contains 2 cotyledons? |
A dicot |
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What do we call a tree such as an Evergreen who don't lose their leaves in the fall? |
Gymnosperms |
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What plant has fibrovascular bundles arranged in a ring near the epidermis? |
Dicots |
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Where are the cells located that contain many chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll and are responsible for photosynthesis? |
Mesophyll |
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What greatly increases a plant's ability to absorb water and nutrients? |
The millions of root hairs |
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What we call a flower that has pedals, sepals, stamens and a pistil? |
Complete |
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What female organ of a flower consists of a stigma, a style, and and overy? |
The Pistil |
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Which male organ of a flower consists of the anther, the filament, in pollen grains? |
The stamen |
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What we call the stem of the fern that grows horizontally underground with roots branching from the rhizome? |
Rhizome |
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What are the 2 main parts of most leaves? |
The blade and the petiole |
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What kind of fruit is a pineapple? |
Multiple fruit |
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Define binomial nomenclature |
The system of naming living organisms |
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Define gymnosperm |
Seeds that are not covered with fruit or a pod |
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What does the parenchyma include? |
Palisade and spongy tissue |
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What part of a plant carries on photosynthesis? |
The leaves |
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What are the reproductive organs of a plant? |
The flowers, fruits, and seeds |
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What purpose does a stem provide? |
To provide conduction for the plant |
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Are mosses vascular or nonvascular? |
Nonvascular |
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What are the vegetative organs of a plant? |
The leaves, stems, and roots |
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What does xylem do? |
It brings water and dissolved minerals to all leaf cells |
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Name 2 types of vascular plants |
Angiosperms and gymnosperms |
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Describe an angiosperms |
An angiosperm has covered or enclosed seeds |
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Describe a gymnosperm |
A gymnosperm has exposed seeds |
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What do we call the reproductive pattern of the life cycle of a fern? |
Alternation of generations |
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Make sure you know how to write out the chemical formula for photosynthesis |
Look it up in your book |
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How does the diameter of a Woody stem increase? |
When secondary tissues are added |
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What does fruit protect from insects and disease? |
Seeds |
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How do most gymnosperms reproduce? |
Most gymnosperms reproduce sexually by means of male pollen cones and female seed cones |
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What are the 3 regions of development in a root? |
The apical meristem, the zone of elongation, and the zone of maturation |
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What 3 parts do all plants consist of? |
An embryo, a food supply, and a seed coat |
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How does cross-pollination differ from self-pollination? |
Self pollination is the transfer of pollen to fhe stigma on the same flower or to the stigma of another flower on the same kind of flower. Cross pollination is the transfer of pollen to a flower on a different plant. |
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Know how to label the internal structure of a leaf |
Look in your book |
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Know how to label the parts of a flower |
Look in your book |
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Know how to identify the three different leaflet arrangements of plants |
Look in your book |