Plants Flashcards

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1
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Bryophyte

A

moss, no roots stems leaves vascular

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Pterophtya

A

fern, roots stems leaves vascular

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3
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Anthophyta

A

flowering plant

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4
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gymnosperm

A

cone

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5
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angiosperm

A

flowering plant-seed producing

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6
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monocot

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1 seeded, 3, scattered vb

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dicot

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2 seeded, 4-5, circular vb

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8
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meristem

A

tissue containing cells

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9
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node

A

holds leaves and buds

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10
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parenchyma

A

thin, used for storage

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11
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collenchyma

A

thick, mechanical support, young plants

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12
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sclerenchyma

A

thickest, mechanical support, mature plants

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13
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capillary action

A

rise of liquids in thin tubes

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14
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cohesion tension theory

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transpiration, cohesion, bulk flow

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15
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ground tissue

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all tissue-parenchyma

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16
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dermal tissue

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protects soft tissue, single layer, secretes cuticle

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17
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vascular tissue

A

xylem and phloem

18
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xylem cells

A

tracheids and vessel members-transport H2O

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phloem cells

A

sieve tubes and companion cells, maintain support

20
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apical

A

tip of shoot and root, dividing cells

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lateral

A

secondary tissue, woody plants, vascular cork and cambium

22
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annual

A

one year, peas, watermelon

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perennial

A

live more than 2 years, tomato, potato

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primary

A

vascular tissue from apical meristem extends length of plant parts

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secondary

A

increases girth, origin of woody plants

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sapwood

A

soft outer layers

27
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heartwood

A

dense inner part of trunk

28
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softwood

A

wood from conifer, pliable

29
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hardwood

A

wood from oak, used for flooring

30
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cork cambium

A

tissue in stem of plant-epidermis and cortex

31
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auxins

A

plant growth, elongates cells

32
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cytokinins

A

cell division, roots

33
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gibberellins

A

cell growth, young leaves

34
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abscisic acid

A

growth inhibitor

35
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ethylene

A

gas that protects fruit ripening

36
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phototrophism

A

growth pattern towards light

37
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gravitrophism

A

growth pattern pulled towards gravity

38
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thigmotrophism

A

growth responds to touch

39
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photoperiodism

A

response to length of day and night

40
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long day plants

A

plants that flower when daylight increases

41
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short day plants

A

plants that flower when daylight decreases

42
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day neutral plants

A

respond to other cues such as temp or water