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BIO113 Sustainable Horticulture > Plant Anatomy 2 | Lesson 5 > Flashcards

Plant Anatomy 2 | Lesson 5 Flashcards

1
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stems

A

Stems are the parts of the plants that extend above the ground, forming the aerial plant axis.
Support aerial plant organs

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2
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Prickles

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Rose “thorns”

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3
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Spines

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cactus

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4
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Thorns

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Scary tree from powerpoint

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5
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Stolon

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(New root shoot) Connect sideways above ground

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Rhizome

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Connect below ground

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7
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Bulb

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Onion is leaves, bottom is stem

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8
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Corm

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Thick circular stem

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9
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Entire

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Smooth leaf

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10
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Margin

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Run of the leaf, tip to vein

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11
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Midrib

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Major vein in the leaf

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12
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Sessile

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Leaf connects straight to stem

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13
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Petiole

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connects leaf to stem

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14
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Fibrous root

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Smaller, dense, shallow. Absorb water fast

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15
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Taproot

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Longer, find water in droughts

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16
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Storage root

17
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Adventitious roots

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Roots anywhere other than primary root

18
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Epiphytes (modified roots)

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Aerial roots (roots form on other plants)

19
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Prop roots (modified roots)

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Support plant better

20
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Pneumatophores (modified roots)

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Semi aquatic (roots stick up out of ground and water)

21
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Parasitic (modified roots)

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Attack host plant

22
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Carpel

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Female organ (stigma, style, and ovary)

23
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Pistol

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Multiple female organs (just like carpel)

24
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Stamen

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Male organ (anther, filament)

25
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monoecious/dioecious

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Mono: separate male and female flowers on 1 plant
Dio: separate male and female flowers on separate plants

26
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Radial symmetry

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Dissected 3 or more ways

27
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Bilateral symmetry

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Bisected in only 1 place

28
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Irregular symmetry

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No planes of symmetry

29
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Epigeal germination

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Dicots, cotyledons emerge from ground

30
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Hypogeal germination

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Monocots, cotyledons stay in the ground

31
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Indehiscent fruit

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Dry fruit, does not split

32
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Dehiscent fruit

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Fruit splits, drops seed, fleshy fruit

33
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Aggregate

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1 flower, many pistills (ovaries)

34
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Multiple

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Many flowers

35
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Simple

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Single ovary

36
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Complete vs incomplete

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Complete: has carpels, petals, sepals, stamens
Incomplete: lacks more than 1

37
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Bisexual vs unisexual

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Bisexual: stamens + carpels
Uni: only stamens or only carpels

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