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1
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what is the study of living things

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biology

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2
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living things

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organisms

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3
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the study of plants

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botany

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4
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the study of the human body

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anatomy

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5
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the non-woody plants

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herbaceous/herb

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6
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could be a woody or herbaceous plant

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vine

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7
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one main root with tiny secondary roots branching off of it

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taproot system

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8
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a slender main root with many other slender secondary roots branching off of them

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fibrous root system

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9
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flowers that produce seed covered by fruit

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angiosperms

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9
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squared stem

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mint family

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10
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several flowers that make up one flower

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the composite family or the sunflower family

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11
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five open petal design

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rose family

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12
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enriches the soil in which it grows

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the pea family

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13
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the family that withholds the three most common poisonous plants

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the cashew family

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14
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the family that withholds the tomato and the most poisonous plants

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the nightshade family

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15
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used for food and seasonings

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the parsley family

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16
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the movement of nitrogen

A

the nitrogen cycle

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17
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the bacteria that legumes hold

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nitrogen-fixing bacteria

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18
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the family that holds the most important angiosperms

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The grass family

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19
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the four characteristics of dicots

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two cotyledons, broad flat leaves with branching veins,petals of 4-5, taproot system

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20
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live for one year

A

annuals

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21
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live for two years

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biannual’s

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22
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plants that live for three or more years

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perennials

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23
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three most important cereal crops

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corn, wheat, rice

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24
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a creeping horizontal plant stem or runner that takes root at points along its length to form new plants

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stolon

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25
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trees that lose their leaves every winter

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dicideous

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26
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trees that don’t lose their leaves during winter

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evergreen

27
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elongated droopy flowers

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catkins

28
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the branches and the leaves of a tree make up ________

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the crown

29
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the fruit of the maple tree

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samara

30
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symbol of the american south

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magnolia

31
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petal like leaves

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bracts

32
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tree who’s bark peels off like paper

A

birch

33
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Americas largest deciduous tree

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sycamore

34
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fruit of the oak tree

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acorn

35
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a group of structures designed to do a function together as a unit to perform a particular job for an organism

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system

36
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the plant system above ground

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shoot system

37
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a structure within a system that has a definite form and performs a definite function or functions for the system.

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organ

38
Q

the flat part of the leaf

A

blade

39
Q

contain developing leaf or stem structures

A

bud

40
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the parts of a “leaf you need to know on a picture”

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stipules,midrib,margin,petiole,blade,veins.

41
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more than one blade per PETIOLE

A

compound

42
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One leaf per PETIOLE

A

simple

43
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One leaf per NODE

A

alternate

44
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Two leafs per NODE

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opposite

45
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three or more leafs growing from each NODE

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whorld

46
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multiple leaves growing at the base of the plant stem

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rosette

47
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going up

A

xylem

48
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going down

A

phloem

49
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the growth and repair of a plant

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meristematic

50
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the waxy layer over the plant…. i guess

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cuticle

51
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the middle portion of the leaf which forms the bulk of the leaf is called (also has something to do with the photosynthesis)

A

mesophyll

52
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the horizontal veins in a leaf the runs side by side

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parallel(only in monocots)

53
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has a midrib

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pennite

54
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the basic measure of all living things

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cell

55
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the part of the cell that plants have but not humans and animals

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cell wall

56
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what makes up the cell wall(we also can’t digest it as humans)

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cellulose

57
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what causes the green color in photosynthesis

A

chlorophyll

58
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make their own food

A

autotroughs

59
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can’t make their own food

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heterotrophs

60
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the process whereby a plant’s chloroplasts capture
the radiant energy of light and convert it into the chemical energy of food is called

A

photosynthesis

61
Q

what is glucose

A

sugar

62
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the opposite of photosynthesis

A

cellular respiration

63
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the storage food form for plants

A

starch

64
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three main parts of photosynthesis

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intensity of light, water, temperature

65
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the process of which a plant loses water vapor through its leaves and stems

A

transpiration

66
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the six main parts of transpiration

A

intensity of light, humidity, soil water, wind speed, temperature and amount of carbon dioxide

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