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1
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what are the major groups of vascular plants?

A

ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms

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2
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______ has spores

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ferns

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3
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gymnosperms have _____ ovules

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naked

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what are some general characteristics of gymnosperms?

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woody plants, leaves are fan like, scale like or needle like, flowers unisexual with no perianth, arranged in cones,

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5
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do gymnosperms have fruit?

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no

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6
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name the seed plants of gymnosperms (4)

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  1. cycadales
  2. Ginkgoales
  3. Coniferales
  4. Gnetales
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7
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gymnosperms and angiosperms are ______ plants

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seed

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8
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describe cycadales, cycadacea

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diocious

genus: Cycas; Cicircinalis

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9
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describe the Gynko; Ginkgoaceae

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G.biloba

- fan like leaves, dioecious, seeds bad smelling outer coat, and hard inner coat, trees have no resin canals

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10
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maidenhair tree

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Ginko biloba

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11
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the ginkgo tree is the only relative of the order ginkgoes? (t/f)

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t

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12
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why is the ginkgo a scared tree?

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symbol of unity of opposites, eternity and longevity, bearer of hope, symbol of love, protector against fire, because of all its properties associated with longevity

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13
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name medicinal uses of the gingko tree?

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  • improves blood flow
  • protects against oxidative cell damage from free radicals (antioxidant)
  • blocks effects of PAE (blood clotting)
  • all have been involved in the development of cardiovascular, renal and respiratory and CNS disorders
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14
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The gingko tree is also ornamental in urban areas, why?

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resistant to pollution, leaves turn yellow in falll

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15
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the coniferales include?

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  • pinaceae
  • cupressaceae
  • taxaceae
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16
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Taxaceae

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Yews

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17
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describe taxaceae

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yews, no resin canals, needle like persistent leaves, small cones (m), naked ovules (f), plant is toxic besides the fleshy red part of seeds which are dispersed by birds

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18
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taxus canadensis

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canada yew, shrub in swampy forests, browsed by deer

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19
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the pacific yew: taxis brevifolia are the sources of what drug against cancer?

A

taxol

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20
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the harvesting of taxol has lead the pacific yew to become an ________ species

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endangered

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21
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the Canada yew contains ________

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paclitaxel

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22
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describe cupressaceae

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  • shrubs and trees with resin glands
  • leaves variable, opposite or needle like
  • monoecious or dioecious
  • male flowers in small cones and female cones with few flowers
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23
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describe thuja

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sometimes shrubs when young, leaves scale like and opposite, monoecious, female cones have a few pairs of opposite scales

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24
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________ is widely use for the treatment of the common cold and its efficacy as an adjuvant to standard antibiotic treatmentt to severe bacterial infections

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thuja

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25
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thuja contains ______ which is poisonous and dosage is important

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thujone

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26
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describe juniperus

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trees or shrubs, scale like and needle like on same plant, dioceses, female cones, berry like carpels (NOT A FRUIT)

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27
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J.communis has only ________ like leaves and is a _____

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needle like (common juniper) and is a shrub

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28
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J.Virginiana has both ______ and ________ leaves and is a _______

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needle and scale like leaves

- eastern red cedar (tree)

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29
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describe taxodium

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tree with pneumatophores, needle like leaves, monoecious, female cones are spherical

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30
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T.distichum

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Baldcypress

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31
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describe the sequoia

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giant leaves, leaves needle like and persistent, monoecious,

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32
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S.Sempervirens

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Sequoia

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33
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Name the following genera of pines:
Pinus is \_\_\_\_\_\_
Larix is \_\_\_\_\_\_
Abies is \_\_\_\_\_\_
Picea is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Tsuga is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Pseudotsuga Is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
A 
pines
Larch 
fir
spruce
hemlock
Douglas fir
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34
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the resin canal in pinnace is located where?

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xylem

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35
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describe some characteristics of pinaceae

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  • rarely shrubs, usually trees
  • leaves needle like, solitary or grouped
  • monoecious
  • female cones usually with numerous carpelar scales
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36
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_________ are dominant in the boreal forest

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pinaceae

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37
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Pinus (Pines),Larix (Larch) have _____ to ______ leaves in fascicles

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2 to numerous

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38
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Abies (Fir), Picea (Spruce), Tsuga (Hemlock), Pseudotsuga (Douglas fir) have _______ leaves

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solitary

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39
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describe some characteristics of pinus

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trees, leaves 2, 3 or 5 in fascicle, female cones mature after 2 seasons

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40
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this pine tree has 5 leaves in fascicles

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P.strobus

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41
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these pine trees have 2 leaves in fascicles

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P.banksiana
P.resinosa
P.sylvestris

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42
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what tree has been the most valuable softwood lumber in E N America?

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Pinus Strobus

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43
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this species has cones which are curved and do not open for many years, and the bark is greyish? (adapted to fire)

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P.banksiana (jack pine)

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44
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Which tree has cones which are straight and open at maturity, break is reddish brown? (curved and highly persistent cones)

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P.resinosa and p.sylvestris

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45
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which trees has cones straight and open at maturity?

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P.resinosa the red pine

P.sylvestris the Scots pine

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46
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describe larix

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larch, 1 species in Canada, 10-60 leaves in fascicle, tree

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47
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Larix larcinia

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tamarack eastern larch, very adaptable species, commonly found in bogs, fens, survive very low temps (-65)

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48
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Abies

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Fir,canada balsam fir, leaves solitary, persistent, , female cones big, commercially grown as a Christmas tree

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49
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what was the resin of rabies used for?

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canada balsam, used as a cold remedy, and glue for glasses etc, high ascorbic acid content

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Picea

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spruce, tree, bracts accompanying scales very small

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51
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picea glauca

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white spruce, climax canopy in the boreal forests of canada and alaska

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52
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Tsuga

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Hemlock

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53
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The tsuga canadensis has leaves which are _____

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eastern hemlock leaves which are serrate

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54
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Psudotsuga menziesii

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Douglas fir, bracts accompanying scales long and 3 lobed, native to W N America, when crushed leaves have a citrus smell

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55
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gentiles, ephedaceae, ephedra are ______

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gymnosperms

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56
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gymnosperms

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medium shrub, appears to have no leaves, leafless branches with conspicuous nodes, small scale like leaves and tiny flowers of male and female flowers which bloom February through april

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57
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Ephedra

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weight loss and diet supplement (shrub)

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58
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ephedra is both a ______ and ________

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stimulant and thermogenic, increases heart rate, constricts blood vessels increasing blood pressure , cause increased metabolism

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59
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Welwitschia mirabilis

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Namibia desert, seldom and found 100-150km from coast, over 500-600 years old, not endangered Or rare, lifespan of 400-1500 years old

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60
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Nymphaeaceae

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Lillies, aquatic perennial herbs, leaves large alternate and round, flowers solitary

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61
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Genus Nyphaea has what colour flowers?

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white or purple

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62
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genus nuphar has what colour flower?

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yellow

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63
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N.Ordata

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water lilly

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64
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N.variegata

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yellow pond Lilly

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65
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how do water Lillies pollinate?

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traps insects in their flower, after a few days it is pollinated

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66
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Nelumbo

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Lotus

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67
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what is the importance of Nelumbo nucifera ?

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sacred plant of hinduism and buddhism and of the ancient Egyptian civilization (Lotus) and also used in asian cuisine

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68
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Magnoliids include:

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Piperales, canailles, magnoliales, laurales

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69
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describe Magnoliales

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trees and shrubs, leaves alternate and simple

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70
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L. tulipifera

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tulip tree,

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71
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m.acuminata

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cucumber tree

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72
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name two ornamental magnolias

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magnolia soulageant

magnolia stellata

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73
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what are monocotyledons?

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seedlings with one cotyledon, numerous vascular bundles in the stems, leaves with parallel venation, flowers 3-merous

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74
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monocotyledons include:

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Lillies, orchids, palms, grasses and their relatives

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75
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edicts are _____ flowering plants

76
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nymphaeceae are ____ _____ and their relatives

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water Lillies

77
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monocotyledons include alismatanae which include:

A

Butomaceae, alismataceae, Juncaginaceae, potamogetonaceae

78
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Alismatanae are _____ plants

79
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butomus umbellatus is

A

flowering rush

80
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Alisma and sagittaria belong to?

A

alismataceae

81
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Alisma

A

water plantain

82
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Sagittaria

83
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Juncaginaceae/juncus

84
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juncus has ______ _______ in the stem

A

air channels

85
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monocotyledons include aranae which inlcudes

86
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Aracea are

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herbs, inflorescence is a spadix, flowers are extremely small usually unisexual, have fruit which is a berry

87
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Arisaema: A.triphyllum

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jack in the pulpit

88
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Symplocarpus: S.foetidus

A

skunk cabbage

89
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Liliales includes:

A

liliaceae and Trilliaceae

90
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Genera lilium

91
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genera Tulipa

92
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Liliaceae

A

herbs with bulbs

93
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Lilium

A

canadian lily

94
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Tulipia

95
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Tulipomania was what?

A

tulips causes the first stock market crush in Netherlands, everyone was trading bulbs

96
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Trilliaceae

97
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T.grandilforum

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white trillium

98
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T.erectum

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purple trilium

99
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Trilliaceae

A

herbs with rhizomes

100
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Monocotyledons include Asparagales which includes:

A

Agavaceae
Alliaceae
Iridaceae
Orchidaceae

101
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from the genus Agave the A.americana is

A

century plant

102
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Agavaceae

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herbs with rhizomes, monocarpic

103
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______ ________ is often the most encounterd as a weed in the mediteranian

A

Agave americana

104
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blue agave

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tequila agave, base ingredient for tequilla

105
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Aliaceae- Allium includes

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onion, garlic, chives and leek

106
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Allium are

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herbs with bulbs , the inflorescence is umbel and fruit are in capsules

107
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Allium trioccum

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wild leek, wild Ramp

108
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Allium cepa

109
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Allium sativum

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I.versicolor

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northern blue flag

111
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Iridaceae

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genus iris, herbs with corms, rhizomes, grows on pond edges etc.

112
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orchidaceae

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herbs with rhizomes, corms or tubers

113
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what does orchidacea depend on to form either rhizomes, tubers or corms?

A

depends on mychorrizal associations with fungi

114
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the amazing flower diversity of orchids is the result of the __________ with ___________

A

coevolution with different pollinators

115
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cypripedium

A

lady slipper

116
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C. parviflorum

A

yellow lady slipper

117
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C.acaulis

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showy lady slipper

118
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Pogonia (P.ophioglossoides)

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label ovate and fringed

snake mouth

119
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listera (L.cordata)

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label 2 lobed

Heart leaf twayblade

120
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monocotyledons include arcanaewich include:

A

palm trees and families

121
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Monocotyledons include singiberanae which include:

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bananas, gingers and families

122
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Monocotyledons include commelinanae which include:

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cyperaceae and poaceae

123
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poaceae

124
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Cyperaceae

A

care - sedges, grass like herbs that grow in wet codnitions

125
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sedges are usually from where?

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large wetland communtiies

126
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Poacea

A

650 genera, cereal crops food and sugar, ornamentals, building materials, source of matting

127
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what are some major grass grain crops?

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wheat, corm, rice, barley, oats

128
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___________ ___________ exhibit seasonal drought, occasional fires and are usually used for grazing and agriculture

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Temperate grasslands

129
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_______ are grasslands with scattered trees, that show distinct seasons, particularly wet and dry

130
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tropical bamboos are___

131
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tropical bamboos have ______ roots and a stem which is a _____

A

fibrous , culm

132
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culm

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stem with swollen nodes and empty internodes

133
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flowers of grasses are typically embraced by a pair of ______ called the _______ and _______

A

bracts called lemma and palea

134
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the unit of grass inflorescence is a spike called ________

135
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grasses have what pollination adaptations

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wind pollination with hanging stamens and feathery stigmas

136
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tritium aestivum

137
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coryza sativa

138
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zea mays

A

corn (female infourescence)

139
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grasses are ________ , rushes are _______, sedges are _________

A

poaceae, juncaceae, cyperaceae

140
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the fruit of grasses ________________

141
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sedges have ______, rushes are ______ and grasses have _______

A

edges, round, knees

142
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Ranunculales are from

143
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Papaveraceae and ranunculaceae are from

A

ranunculales

144
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Papaveraceae

A

poppy family

145
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ranunculaceae

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buttercup family

146
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papaveraceae

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herbs with milky or coloured latex

147
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papaver

148
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papaver somniferum

A

opium poppy

149
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sanguinaria has one species: S.canadensis

150
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eudicots

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  • seedlings with 2 cotyledons
  • vascular bundles arranged on one circle in the stems
  • pinnate or palmate venation
151
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what are some usually toxic plants with alkaloids

A

ranunculaceae

152
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ranunculaceae are usually _____ ______ with _______

A

toxic plants with alkaloids

153
Q

aggregate fruits of achenes include :

A

ranunculus, anemone, thalicrum

154
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aggregate fruits of follicles are :

A

caltha, aquilegia, aconitum

155
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ranunculus

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buttercup. herb

156
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r.acris

A

meadow buttercup

157
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anemone

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aggregate of achenes

158
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A canadensis

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canada anemone, white flowers

159
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anemone coronaria

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ornamental

160
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Caltha: C.palustris

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marsh merigold

161
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Thalictrum: T.dioicum

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Early meadow rue, herb

162
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Aquilegia

163
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Aconitum

A

Aconite, monks hood, wolfsbane, some of the most poisonous plants int the world,

164
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aconite is a _______

A

poison, deadly

165
Q

what happened to Andre noble

A

died of anointine poisoning after accidentally injecting a monkshood species

166
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Fagales, currurbitales, rosales, fatales, brassicales, maléales, sapinadales are from:

167
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Fagales

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mostly woody plants, unisexual flowers, with sepalled tepals and an inferior ovary

168
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fagaceae

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beech or oak family, trees and shrubs

169
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betulaceae

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rich family

170
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juglandaceae

A

walnut family

171
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Fagaceae, betulaceae and juglandaceae are from:

172
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Q. ruba

173
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fagus

174
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castanea

175
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castanea dentata

A

american chestnut

176
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what is cryphonectria?

A

chestnut blight

177
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Betula

178
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Betula papyrifera

A

white paper birch

179
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corylus

180
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corylus americana

A

american hazelnut

181
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Juglandaceae

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tree and shrubs, fruit is drupe like

182
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Juglans

183
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jugulars nigra

A

black walnut

184
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jugulars cinerea

185
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carya

186
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carry laciniosa

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shellback hickroy

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