Exploring Biology Chapters 4-7 Flashcards
Circular muscle layer
The chemical digestion of fats begins in the
small intestine
Most farmers plant potatoes by
planting a piece of a potato with an eye in it
Pyloric sphincter
To what state did Luther Burbank move after leaving New England?
California
Most plants produce seeds in
the Fall
In Carver’s day, the important crops of the South were corn and _______________.
cotton
The white potato is what part of the plant?
stem
The reason cattle can digest grass is because they have _______________ in their digestive system.
bacteria
Longitudinal muscle layer
Why did George Washington Carver do laundry, ironing, and gardening rather than farm work?
He was too small and frail for heavy work.
esophagus
The sugar found in mother’s milk is
lactose
To speed up the development of prune trees, Luther Burbank first grew _________ in a greenhouse in a hotbed.
almond tree
The simple sugar ready for use by cells is ________________.
glucose
Starch is a type of
carbohydrate
Oblique muscle layer
The stomach digests food by
chemically changing the food
The process by which plants can grow from a part of the parent plant such as a cutting from the stem or root is called _______________ reproduction.
vegetative
The three elements found in both carbohydrates and fats are ______________, _______________, and ________________ (any order).
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Prunes are partially dried fruit from a special type of _________________ tree.
plum
Spores are produced by plants that
do not flower
were carried along the Silk Road from China to Spain and then to California.
almonds
Rugae
body
While in New England, Luther Burbank took sweet corn to market first because he
used a compost hotbed
Molar teeth are designed to
mash teeth
The one used for growth and repair of the body is
proteins
Some plants have seeds with barbs, which are used for what purpose?
as a way to be transported elsewhere
Taste buds are most sensitive to a
bitter taste
Duodenum
Which is longest the small intestine or the large intestine?
small intestine
The digested form of protein is
amino acids
Carver suggested farmers plant peanuts and sweet potatoes because:
nitrogen-fixing bacteria grew along their roots
What plant has seeds that can be carried thousands of miles by ocean currents?
coconut
The four essential elements that plants need are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and:
nitrogen
cardia
Plants that take two years to produce seeds are known as
biennials
