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1.plant Identification & Classification Flashcards

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1
Q

What are the basic parts of a plant

A

Roots , stem , flowers, fruit , leaves

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2
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What are the primary functions of a root

A

Anchoring , absorb water & nutrients , transport water & nutrients , store nutrients

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3
Q

Scientific definition of organic

A

Carbon based molecule produced by something that is or was alive

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4
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Inorganic meaning

A

Found in nature without necessarily having to be produced by something that was , or is alive

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5
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Ate protein , tat and carbs organic or inorganic

A

Organic

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6
Q

Are water a s mineral components organic or inorganic

A

Inorganic

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7
Q

Three body systems

A

Cells
Glue or intercellular matrix
Fluids

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8
Q

Latin name for dandelion is

Ebobilium officinale

Taraxacum officinale

Angelica officinale

A

Taraxacum officinale

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9
Q

Shape and strength of a stem often help a plant complete its local environment

T/F

A

True

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10
Q

Strawberry & spider plants have what type of root

A

Adventitious root

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11
Q

Biennials have a how many year cycle

A

Two

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12
Q

Where on the leaf would you find photosynthesizing

Top

Middle

Bottom

A

Middle

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13
Q

Describe a rhombic leaf shape

A

Some what diamond shaped

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14
Q

Monocots have 2 cotyledons by vascular bundles

A

False

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15
Q

What are the outer mist organ of a flower

A

Sepals

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16
Q

What kind of fruit does a dandelion have

A

Dry fruit

17
Q

Two basic types of roots

A

Tap root

Fibrous root

18
Q

Root hairs absorb cells which take in water & minerals by a process called
Osmosis

Diffusion

Or both

A

Both osmosis and diffusion

19
Q

Stems main purpose is

To transport food

Conduct water & nutrients

Distribution of food produced in the leaves

All the above

A

All the above

20
Q

A herb is a plant with a soft tissued stem or a woody plant with branches

A

Soft tissued stem

21
Q

Shrub has a main trunk

A

False - a tree does

Shrubs - have many branches rising from the ground

22
Q

Rhizome is a underground stem which serves as food storage and asexual reproduction

T/F

A

True

23
Q

A petiole is in the middle of the leaf .

T/F

A

False -

petiole ( also called stalk ) is what attaches the leaf to stem

24
Q

Arrangement in veins in a leaf are referred to as venation . In dicots the veins are parallel .

T/F

A

False - monocots the veins are parallel dicots they are branched and sub branched

25
Q

A compound leaf has one leaf blade ?

T/F

A

False -

Compound leaf is said to be severely divided

26
Q

A compound leaf with a leaflet arrangement that resembles the outstretched hand is said to be palmate ?

T/F

A

True

27
Q

If a leaf is attached to the stem directly at the base with no petiole. It is said to be

Lobed

Sessile

Pinnate

A

Sessile

28
Q

The sepals are the outermost organ of the flower they form the

Pedicel

Calyx

Peduncle

A

Calyx

29
Q

If the male ( stamen ) and female ( pistil ) are both present on the same plant they are said to be monoecious .

T/F

A

True

30
Q

Dioecious means that the staminate and pistillate are on the same flower .

T/ F

A

False

They are on different plants to be dioecious

31
Q

Gymnosperm is a :

Plant that forms seeds in cones but not flower or fruit .

Forms flowers & produces seed

A

Plant that forms seeds into cones ( mainly evergreen trees )

32
Q

Angiosperm is a dominant land plant . Forms fruit and produce seed.

T/F

A

True

33
Q

Angiosperm are divided into two groups :

A

Monocots & dicots

34
Q

Fungi kingdom is in the animal kingdom

T/F

A

False : the fungi kingdom is separate from both animal & plant kingdom

35
Q

2 herbal examples of fungi kingdom

A

Reishi , shitake

36
Q

Dicots , the floral parts are arranged in groups of multiples of three .

T/F

A

False - they are arranged in groups of 4 or 5

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