Lecture Exam I Flashcards
Asteraceae
Composite family, dicot. leaves are mostly alternate opposite and basal rosette, one of or the biggest family, worldwide, less commonly trees
Cycad
Seed
Light
Temperature
Water
Soil
PH
Weather
Pollution
abiotic
Angiosperm
Seed
Propose a two kingdom system, plants and animals
Linnaeus
cultivated variety, usually selected variation within a species, considered a proper name
Cultivar
How long are patents valid?
17 years!
- Two cotyledons
- leaves have net veins
- vascular bundles arranged in circles
- vascular cambium present
- flower parts in 4’s or 5’s
Dicots
Lamiacea
Mint Family
a geographic variety,
adaptation so it can live in a specific location
Ecotype
Phylum Anthrophyta
Reproduce with seed
naming rules
can’t be changed unless somethings wrong
genus can’t have two words
specific epithet can’t be an ordinal adjective or repeat the generic name (no number related words ie. first last)
original spelling must be retained
For a new taxon you have to write an official published species description, has to be dated, with a description in Latin
naming rule
- One cotyledon
- leaves have parallel veins
- vascular bundles in stems are scattered
- vasclar cambium absent
- flower parts in 3’s
Monocot
phytoalexins
antibiotics made after
