EXAM 1 Flashcards
Olericulture
Herbs and veggies
Pomology
Fruit and tree nut crops
Viticulture
Grapes
Arboriculture
Trees and shrubs
Spermatophyte
Group of plants that produce seeds (2 main groups- angiosperm, gymnosperm)
Angiosperm
Flowering plants, covered seed, broad leaves
Gymnosperm
Naked seed, narrow leafed
Cloripetalae
Flower parts separate
Sympetalae
Flower parts fused @ base
Levels of organization
Whole plant
Organs
Tissues
Cells
Organelles
Macromolecules
3 vegetative organs
Root, stem, leaf
Shade grown leaf
Thinner
Sun grown leaf
Thicker
Simple leaf
Single, undivided blade
Compound
Divided into multiple leaflets
Palmately compound leaf
Leaves at one base (pinwheel like)
Pinnately compound leaf
Leaves on one stem branching out
Functions of leaves
Gas exchange
Protection
Food manufacturer (photosynthesis)
Functions of stem
Support
Conduction
Food storage
Protection
Propagation
Photosynthesis
Crown (modified stem)
Leafy cluster
Stolons (modified stem)
Above-ground runners
Spurs (modified stem)
Short, woody branches
Rhizomes (modified stem)
Horizontal underground stems
Corms (modified stem)
Short, swollen underground stems
Bulbs (modified stem)
Leaf bases in layers
Tubers (modified stem)
Enlarges, fleshy storage stems
Primary growth
Growth of length
Secondary growth
Growth of thickness