Plants Flashcards
1
Q
Stems and leaves
A
Shoot
2
Q
Maintain living above ground and can be dormant in the winter
A
Woody plants
3
Q
Above parts site above ground
A
Herbaceous
4
Q
Single root to many shoots
A
Shrub
5
Q
Single above ground shoot
A
Tree
6
Q
Not rooted in ground, grows on trees
A
Epiphytic
7
Q
Not rooted in ground, grows on rocks
A
Epipetric
8
Q
Grows on land
A
Terrestrial
9
Q
Grows in water
A
Aquatic
Emergent- rooted in ground
Floating- rooted in water
Submersed- lives below water
10
Q
First root from seed is:
Primary root
Usually dies
A
Radical
11
Q
If many roots grow of primary
A
Adventitous
12
Q
Many adventitous=
A
Fibrous roots
13
Q
If radical root persists as primary
A
Taproot
14
Q
Roots enlarged and store energy like starch
A
Storage roots
15
Q
Roots that grow back out of ground to get oxygen
A
Pneumatophores
