Final Exam Flashcards
A soft flexible green stem:
Herbaceous
Herbal medicine put on bruises is called a:
Poultice
Harvested unsustainably in the desert southwest:
Mesquite
Medicine that increases urination is a:
Diuretic(ex: Haircap moss)
Was once considered an aphrodisiac:
Tomatoes (aka. Love Apples)
Consumed to prevent food poisoning:
Hot Peppers
An herbal medicinal tea is called this:
Infusion
This prevents unripe fruits from being eaten:
Acid(sour taste)
Ancestor of all land plants:
Chara
Term for seed leaves:
Cotyledon
The stigma and style make up this structure:
Pistil
A running stem or rootstock:
Rhizome
A fungus and an algae in a mutualistic relationship are called:
Lichen
Plants find this useless:
The color green
This is helping to destroy the Sonoran Desert Ecosystem:
African grasses are filling up the desert and helping to destroy the ecosystem by being easily burned and causing fires.
This is used to make the sugar (glucose):
The color blue
Medicine in grease is called:
Ointment
Highly carcinogenic native plant:
Bracken Fern
This plant holds 99% of its own weight in water:
Sphagnum
This plant is efficient at removing formaldehyde fumes:
Common Pothos
Waxy layer that prevents water loss and repels rain:
Cuticle
Family of plants used as psychoactive by European Witches:
Nightshade
How the parsley family can be identified:
Umbel
Family of temperate plants which accounts for most deaths:
Parsley
Tree that provides many resources for poor people:
The Neem Tree
Plant used to scour pots and pans:
Horsetail
Color best for being dispersed by birds:
Red
Soft serve ice cream texture:
Red-algae(Carrageenan)
Tree adapted to elephant/mastodon browsing:
Basswood
Term for herbaceous plant that comes up every year:
Perennial
A patch of black berries is an example of a:
A Genet
This plant is the Manoomin of the Andes:
Araucaria
This plant is perhaps our deadliest native plant:
Water Hemlock
Bitter taste
Alkaloid
A mild stimulant that’s native to Arabia:
Khat
A very allelopathic tree species:
Black Walnut
Heart poison, found in milkweed:
Cardiac Glycosides
Gymnosperm means:
Naked Seed
Means ‘common’:
Vulgaris
Means ‘flesh’ color:
Incarnata
Inflorescence, looks like a firework burst:
Panicle
Helicopter seed, winged seed like that of a maple:
Samara
Plant family that is very frugal(stingy) with their pollen:
Orchids
This means ‘green’ color:
Virens
Wild binomial:
Mullein
Means ‘yellow’ colored:
Flavus
Means “cure-all”, like in the scientific name for American Ginseng:
Panax
This man invented the binomial system:
Carl von Linne
The source of Methamphetamine:
Ephedra
Means naming:
Binomial Nomenclature
Why do bog plants have fuzzy leaf undersides, narrow foliage, or thick glossy leaves?
It’s to prevent water loss when the ground is cold or frozen. It stays cold in bogs.
Why are basic plant nutrients unavailable to plants in bogs?
Sphagnum absorbs the nutrients. They are a highly efficient nutrient absorber. Very greedy with the nutrients.
How did White Cedar get the name ‘arborvitae’(tree of life)?
There were a group of people that had scurvy and they were taken in by Ojibwe people. They were given Cedar Tea. Cedar Tea contains vitamin c and vitamin c prevents scurvy.
List two native plants with their medicinal use:
Rose Hip: Helps with vitamin C deficiency
List two native plants and their medicinal use:
Goldthread: One of the best plants for oral canker sores
