Chapter 9 (2nd semester)

Question 1

Bacteria

Answer 1

Microscopic, single-celled organisms.

Question 2

Broad-Leafed

Answer 2

Having a net-like pattern of veins in the leaves.

Question 3

Catkin

Answer 3

Slim, cylindrical flower cluster, with inconspicuous or no petals, usually wind-pollinated.

Question 4

Chlorotic

Answer 4

Lack green color; without chlorophyll.

Question 5

Cotyledon

Answer 5

Embryonic leaves that serve as food-storing organs or develop into photosynthetic structure as the seed germinates. Sometimes referred to as button.

Question 6

Energy

Answer 6

Capacity for doing work and for overcoming inertia.

Question 7

Fungi

Answer 7

Microscopic plants that lack chlorophyll and conductive tissues.

Question 8

Head

Answer 8

A compact mass of flowers at the top of a stem.

Question 9

Inflorescence

Answer 9

Groups of flowers arising from a single stem.

Question 10

Invertebrate

Answer 10

Signifies animals without backbones (no vertebrae).

Question 11

Larvae

Answer 11

The active immature form of an insect.

Question 12

Metamorphosis

Answer 12

In an insect or amphibian, the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.

Question 13

Mollusks

Answer 13

An invertebrate of a large phylum that includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses. They have a soft, unsegmented body and live in aquatic or damp habitats, and most kinds have an external calcareous shell.

Question 14

Molt

Answer 14

Shed old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth.

Question 15

Narrow-leafed

Answer 15

Grasses, sedges, rushes and cattails, which all have parallel veins in their leaves.

Question 16

Nematodes

Answer 16

Large and diverse group of microscopic non-segmented worms that occur in many habitats, but are especially numerous in soil.

Question 17

Panicle

Answer 17

Loose, branching cluster of flowers, as in oats.

Question 18

Pathogen

Answer 18

Biologic agent (i.e., bacteria, virus, protozoa, nematode) that may produce disease or illness.

Question 19

Pupa

Answer 19

Inactive immature form of an insect.

Question 20

Raceme

Answer 20

A flower cluster with the separate flowers attached by short equal stalks at equal distances along a central stem.

Question 21

Segmentation

Answer 21

Parts of an insect body.

Question 22

Spike

Answer 22

A flower head made up of a central stem with the flowers growing directly on it.

Question 23

Umbel

Answer 23

Type of inflorescence.

Question 24

Vertebrate

Answer 24

Signifies animals with backbones (vertebrae).

Question 25

Viruses

Answer 25

Ultramicroscopic bundle of genetic material capable of multiplying only in living cells. Viruses cause a wide range of disease in plants, animals, and humans, such as rabies and measles.

Question 26

Weeds

Answer 26

A plant growing where it is not wanted.

Question 27

Microscopic, single-celled organisms.

Answer 27

Bacteria

Question 28

Having a net-like pattern of veins in the leaves.

Answer 28

Broad-Leafed

Question 29

Slim, cylindrical flower cluster, with inconspicuous or no petals, usually wind-pollinated.

Answer 29

Catkin

Question 30

Lack green color; without chlorophyll.

Answer 30

Chlorotic

Question 31

Embryonic leaves that serve as food-storing organs or develop into photosynthetic structure as the seed germinates. Sometimes referred to as button.

Answer 31

Cotyledon

Question 32

Capacity for doing work and for overcoming inertia.

Answer 32

Energy

Question 33

Microscopic plants that lack chlorophyll and conductive tissues.

Answer 33

Fungi

Question 34

A compact mass of flowers at the top of a stem.

Answer 34

Head

Question 35

Groups of flowers arising from a single stem.

Answer 35

Inflorescence

Question 36

Signifies animals without backbones (no vertebrae).

Answer 36

Invertebrate

Question 37

The active immature form of an insect.

Answer 37

Larvae

Question 38

In an insect or amphibian, the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.

Answer 38

Metamorphosis

Question 39

An invertebrate of a large phylum that includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses. They have a soft, unsegmented body and live in aquatic or damp habitats, and most kinds have an external calcareous shell.

Answer 39

Mollusks

Question 40

Shed old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth.

Answer 40

Molt

Question 41

Grasses, sedges, rushes and cattails, which all have parallel veins in their leaves.

Answer 41

Narrow-leafed

Question 42

Large and diverse group of microscopic non-segmented worms that occur in many habitats, but are especially numerous in soil.

Answer 42

Nematodes

Question 43

Loose, branching cluster of flowers, as in oats.

Answer 43

Panicle

Question 44

Biologic agent (i.e., bacteria, virus, protozoa, nematode) that may produce disease or illness.

Answer 44

Pathogen

Question 45

Inactive immature form of an insect.

Answer 45

Pupa

Question 46

A flower cluster with the separate flowers attached by short equal stalks at equal distances along a central stem.

Answer 46

Raceme

Question 47

Parts of an insect body.

Answer 47

Segmentation

Question 48

A flower head made up of a central stem with the flowers growing directly on it.

Answer 48

Spike

Question 49

Type of inflorescence.

Answer 49

Umbel

Question 50

Signifies animals with backbones (vertebrae).

Answer 50

Vertebrate

Question 51

Ultramicroscopic bundle of genetic material capable of multiplying only in living cells. Viruses cause a wide range of disease in plants, animals, and humans, such as rabies and measles.

Answer 51

Viruses

Question 52

A plant growing where it is not wanted.

Answer 52

Weeds