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Introduction to Botany Flashcards

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Botany is also sometimes referred to as?

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Phytology

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of the application of science to crops

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Agronomy

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of mosses, liverworts, and hornworts

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Bryology

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of plants of economic use or value

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Economic botany

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of forest management and related studies

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Forestry

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of cultivated plants

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Horticulture

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of lichens

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Lichenology

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of fossil plants

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Paleobotany

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of pollen and spores

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Palynology

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of algae

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Phycology

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of plant secondary chemistry and chemical processes

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Phytochemistry

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of plant diseases

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Phytopathology

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of plant cell and tissue structures

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Plant anatomy

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of present technologies used in different subdisciplines in plant science

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Plant biotechnology

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Branch of botany that deals with the hybridization of plants

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Plant breeding

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of the role of plants in the environment

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Plant ecology

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of plant structure and life cycles

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Plant morphology

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of plant life functions

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Plant physiology

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Branch of botany that deals with the study of plant naming and classification

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Plant systematics

20
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Organisms that can produce their own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, and other chemicals

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Autotrophs

21
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A term primarily used to describe the life cycle of plants

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Alternation of Generation

22
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This term is used when referring to plants with a unique or common ancestor

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Monophyletic

23
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Plants containing water- and food-conducting tissues are called?

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Vascular plants

24
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Plants without food- or water-conducting tissue are called?

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Non-vascular plants

25
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Plants that require a moderate supply of water are called?

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Mesophytes

Fabaceae, Rosaceae, Poaceae

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Plants that can withstand a scanty supply of water are called?

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Xerophytes

Cactaceae

27
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Plants that require an abundant supply of water are called?

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Hydrophytes

Nelumbonaceae, Hydrocharitaceae

28
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Plants that live in water contaminated with salt are called?

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Halophytes

Rhizophoraceae, Acanthaceae, Lythraceae, Combretaceae, Arecaceae

29
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Plants that live fully or partially submerged in water are called?

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Aquatic

Poaceae, Iridaceae, Nelumbonaceae

30
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Plants that live on land are called?

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Terrestrial

Anacardiaceae, Fabaceae

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Plants that are above ground and attached to other plants are called?

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Aerial

Bromeliaceae, Orchidaceae

32
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Plants that live for one year and only one growing season is called?

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Annual

Asteraceae, Poaceae, Fabaceae

33
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Plants that live for 2 years are called?

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Biennial

Liliaceae, parsley, onions

34
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Plants that live for more than 2 years are called?

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Perrenial

Solanaceae, Lauraceae, Bromeliaceae, Musaceae

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Plants that are woody with a single main stem and are commonly about 20ft in length are called?

36
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Plants that are woody that have several stems but shorter than trees are called?

37
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Herbaceous plants with soft or succulent stems are called?

38
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Climbing or twining plants with tender or tough stems are called?

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