Diverse plant family that includes aloe and yucca plants Flashcards

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Diverse plant family that includes aloe and yucca plants

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lily

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The pea family is known for

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bacteria that live on their roots and fix nitrogen and
pod like fruits

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3
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what are flowering seed plants that produce seeds covered by fruit

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angiosperms

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4
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What is the life cycle of a tree?

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perennial

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5
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Stems, leaves, flowers and fruits are part of which system?

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shoot system

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6
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Turf grasses are used on

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golf courses, lawns and parks.

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Which of the following are not cereal grasses? Kentucky blue grass
sugar cane, barley, bamboo, nd rye

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Kentucky blue grass,
sugar cane and bamboo

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characteristic of monocots

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1 cotylyden, fibrous roots, parallel veins, nd multiples of 3 flowers.

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Dicot

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2 cotylyden, taproots, net like veins nd 4-5 flowers

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10
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What type of organism converts atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates that plants can use?

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Bacteria

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What are the two parts of a grass leaf?

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blade and sheath

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Plant family that produces many edible stems, leaves, roots, and even flowers.

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mustard

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The three most common cereal crops are

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rice, corn, and wheat

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The study of botany is important because

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indirectly and indirectly plants feed both man and animals.
Plants provide us with many medical drugs. Plant products are important to industry

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Trees with dense hard wood are called

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hardwoods

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What do you call trees that lose their leaves each fall and remain bare through the winter?

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deciduous

17
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Which part of a plant absorbs water and minerals?

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roots

18
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Family of plants that provides many of our foods such as potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers.

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nightshade

19
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The study of animals is called

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zoology

20
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Long, drab tassel like clusters of flowers found on trees

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catkins

21
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Which part of a plant manufactures food through photosynthesis?

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leaves

22
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A living thing is called a(n)

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Organism

23
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What is the life cycle of a plant that requires two years to reproduce?

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biennial

24
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The winged fruit of the maple tree is called a

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Samara

25
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Aromatic family of plants with square stems.

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mint

26
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The bushy head of a tree that gives it its shape is called the __

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crown

27
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The pea family is important to the nitrogen cycle because their roots provide a place for

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nitrogen-fixing bacteria to grow.

28
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Which part of a plant supports the leaves and transports substances?

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stems

29
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What two types of flowers make up this composite flower?

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ray and disk

30
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The word biology comes from the Latin

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bios for life and -logy for study of

31
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Which part of a plant is responsible for reproduction?

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flowers

32
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What type of organism helps return unused nitrogen in the soil back to the atmosphere?

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Bacteria

33
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Pea family plants are also called

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Legumes

34
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Which plant family is most important in providing food to both man and animals?

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Grass

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Plant family known for its complex flowers

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parsley

36
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A plant with one cotyledon

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monocot

37
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The place where an organism lives is called its ___

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Habitat

38
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Non woody plants that typically live one year are called

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herbaceous

39
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A plant with two cotyledons

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dicot