Plant morpho-anatomy

Question 1

General form or architecture of a plant, encompassing stem duration and branching pattern, development, or texture.

Answer 1

plant habit

Question 2

non-woody plants

Answer 2

herb

Question 3

a perennial herb with rootstock. Roots are never dying because they have a very developed rootstock.

Answer 3

geophyte

Question 4

weak stemmed climber

Answer 4

vine

Question 5

woody vine

Answer 5

liana

Question 6

woody, with multiple stems from base, no main trunk

Answer 6

shrub

Question 7

shrub that is woody just above ground

Answer 7

subshrub

Question 8

woody with one main trunk

Answer 8

tree

Question 9

Is Banana a tree?

Answer 9

no, lacks vascular cambium

Question 10

Is bamboo a tree

Answer 10

no, tallest grass

Question 11

is coconut a tree?

Answer 11

no, lacking secondary xylem

Question 12

how long a plant lives

Answer 12

plant duration

Question 13

differentiate annual, biennial, perennial duration

Answer 13

annual - less than or equal to 1 year
biennial - 1st year: germinate, grow; 2nd year - flowers and fruits then die
perennial - 3+ years do not die after bearing fruits, renew parts after each season

Question 14

plant habitat

Answer 14

envi where a plant lives

Question 15

terrestrial vs aquatic

Answer 15

terrestrial - land
aquatic - water

Question 16

epiphyte vs xerophyte vs mesophyte

Answer 16

all are terrestrial:
★ Epiphyte
* growing on the surface of other plants
★ Xerophyte
* living in dry, hot or cold environments
★ Mesophyte
* living in moderate environments

Question 17

differentiate submerged, floating and emergent

Answer 17

all are aquatic:
★ Submerge
* completely in the water
★ Floating
* on the water surface
★ Emergent
* normally see the leaves or flowers high above the water

Question 18

structure, life cycle, ecophysiology

Answer 18

plant life form

Question 19

annual plant in seed form during most unfavorable conditions. These plants must grow so fast, and the seeds will perpetuate their kind.

Answer 19

therophyte

Question 20

with perennating buds (resting buds) just below the ground

Answer 20

cryptophyte

Question 21

with perennating bud (resting bud) at or near the ground

Answer 21

hemicryptophyte

Question 22

woody plants with perennating bud less than 2 meters above the ground

Answer 22

chamaephyte

Question 23

woody plants with perennating buds greater than 2 meters above the ground

Answer 23

phanerophyte

Question 24

plants that obtain moisture and nutrients from air and rain. They have lost their roots, and they are existing as leafless stem

Answer 24

aerophyte

Question 25

what are primary plant body

Answer 25

plants that are not yet woody

Question 26

universal model of plants

Answer 26

Arabidopsis thaliana

Question 27

root vs shoot system

Answer 27

root - everything under ground
shoot - everything above ground