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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Who realized that flowers are organs for plant reproduction?

A

Sprengel

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2
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What part of the flower produces pollen grains?

A

Anther

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3
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What are the leaf-like structures that protect the flower bud?

A

Sepals

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4
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What is the purpose of flower petals?

A

To attract pollinators

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5
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What allows the sperm cells from pollen to travel to the egg?

A

Pollen tube

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6
Q

What part of the seed becomes the stem and leaves?

A

Plummule

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7
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What part of the seed becomes the root system?

A

Radicle

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8
Q

A fruit is a ripened _______________ of a flower.

A

Ovary

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9
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Mechanical dispersal is when a plant uses ___________________ to disperse seeds.

A

Itself

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10
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Agent dispersal is when a plant uses ________________________to disperse seeds.

A

Wind or something else

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11
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What do seeds require to start germination?

A

Water

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12
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Primary plant growth is measured by?

A

Length

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13
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When is a plant considered a seedling?

A

When the cotyledons shrivel and die

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14
Q

What flower family is composed of both ray and disk flowers?

A

Composite

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15
Q

What flower family has legumes?

A

Pea

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16
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What is another name for the Buttercup family?

A

Crowfoot

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17
Q

Mint flowers commonly form?

18
Q

Queen Anne’s Lace is also called?

A

Wild carrot or bird’s nest

19
Q

What type of ovary does an amaryllis flower have?

20
Q

Where does the leaf attach to the stem?

21
Q

What is the fertilized fruit of a grass plant?

22
Q

What group of plants is the most important group of plants on earth?

23
Q

Where is the green pigment stored in the cells of a leaf?

A

Chloroplasts

24
Q

Nonwoody plants are called?

25
Q

What is plant reproduction without flowers, seeds, ect?

A

Vegetative reproduction

26
Q

What are the storage cells that surround the root transport system?

27
Q

Xylem carries water

28
Q

What is the upward force that results as water enters the roots?

A

Root pressure

29
Q

What is the process of water evaporating from the leaves?

A

Transpiration

30
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Pollination

A

Transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma

31
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Fertilization

A

The combination of pollen and ovules

32
Q

Biennial

A

lives for 2 growing seasons

33
Q

Angiosperm

A

flowering plant

34
Q

Legumes

A

help the nitrogen cycle

35
Q

Rose Family

A

has woody stems, fleshy fruits, and petals in multiples of 5

36
Q

Bulb

A

Thick, fleshy leaves around a short stem

37
Q

Stolon

A

Creeping stem

38
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Sessile

A

has no petiole and attaches directly to the stem (like grass)

39
Q

Compound leaf

A

Has more than 1 leaf on a petiole

40
Q

Photosynthesis

A

Converts energy into food

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