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Chapter 1, pages 1-10 Flashcards

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1
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the study of living things

A

biology

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2
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means “life”

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bios

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means “study of”

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-logy

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another word for living things

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organisms

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regions where particular organisms normally live

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habitats

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the study of plants

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botany

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the study of animals

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zoology

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the study of the physical structure of the human body

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human anatomy

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the study of the function of the human body

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human physiology

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About ___1___ of the food we eat comes directly from plants. The other ___2___ comes from animals that eat plants

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  1. two-thirds
  2. third
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the four main parts of a plant are:

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  1. flowers
  2. leaves
  3. stems
  4. roots
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12
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Most plants with ______ will produce fruit and seeds

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flowers

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part of the plant that makes the food

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leaves

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plant with a single tall, woody stem that can stand erect without support

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tree

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forms of woody plants are:

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  1. trees
  2. shrubs / bushes
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16
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plants that are not woody are considered _____

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herbaceous

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any plant with a long, thin stem that either grows along the ground or has tendrils that twine around a support

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vine

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main root grows straight down and remains larger than the secondary roots that branch off from it

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taproot system

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primary root remains small and many slender secondary roots grow from it in all directions

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fibrous root system

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plants that live for one year (growing season)

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annuals

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plants that live for two years (growing seasons)

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biennials

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plants that live for many years (growing seasons)

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perennials

23
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flowering seed plants

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angiosperms

24
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plants whose flowers produce seeds covered by fruit

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angiosperms

25
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about _____ of the plants known to man are angiosperms

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half

26
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the flowers of the composite family are also known as _____

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heads

27
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examples of the composite family (sunflower family):

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daisy, aster, goldenrod, dandelion

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_______ have square stems and are often very aromatic

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mint plants

29
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the flower family used in cooking and landscaping

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mint family

30
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examples of the mint family:

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oregano, basil, sage, lavender, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, balm

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flower family used as foods or seasonings

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parsley family

32
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examples of the parsley family

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Queen Anne’s lace, carrot, celery, parsley, dill, poison hemlock, water hemlock

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blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, apple, apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, pear, plum, almond tree

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rose family

34
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open, five-petal design

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rose family

35
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flower family containing cabbage, collard, kale, turnip, radish, rutabaga, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprout

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mustard family

36
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bean, peanut, lentil, alfalfa, clover, vetch, wisteria, redbud tree

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pea family (legume)

37
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used as food and forage, or used to prevent soil erosion

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pea family

38
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important crop plants because they actually enrich the soil as they grow

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legumes

39
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nitrogen compounds (nitrogen and oxygen) that plants can use

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nitrates

40
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bacteria, found on the roots of legumes, that converts nitrogen into nitrates

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nitrogen-fixing bacteria

41
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provides nitrates to the soil from decomposing plants and animals (ammonia)

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nitrifying bacteria

42
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movement of nitrogen from the air into the soil and back into the air

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nitrogen cycle

43
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change nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen

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denitrifying bacteria

44
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the tulip is an example of ___

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the lily family

45
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family containing the three most poisonous plants

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cashew family

46
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poison ivy

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cashew family

47
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tomato

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nightshade family

48
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stored food for the seed

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cotyledon

49
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characteristics of monocots

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1 cotyledon; parallel veins; petals in multiples of 3

50
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characteristics of dicots

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2 cotyledons; broad, flat leaves with branching veins; petals in multiples of 4 or 5

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