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Riparian Ecosystems Flashcards

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What are the different parts of the flower

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Stamen (male)- Anther, Filament

Pistil (female)- stigma, style, ovary

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What are the different dispersal methods of plants seeds?

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Sticky, wind, digestion of animals

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What is the difference between perfect and imperfect flowers

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Imperfect- male and female are on separate plants

Perfect- male and female share same plant

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Monoecious, dioecious?

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Mono- one plant fore male female

Dio- two plants for male female

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Willow, native or introduced, dispersal method, perfect or imperfect?

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Perfect
Dispersed by wind
Found in thickets
Native

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Cottonwood tree, native or introduced, dispersal method, perfect or imperfect?

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Deep burrowed bark
Imperfect
Dispersed by wind
Native

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Riparian ecosystem

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Water area that is diverse and can be damaged by
Population
Exotic plants and animals 
Irrigation taking water for houses 
Farming animals drink
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Boxelder, native or introduced, dispersal method, perfect or imperfect?

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Fast growing tree
Imperfect
Native
Dispersed by wind
Pollinated by wind
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Skunk brush

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Perennial, red berries
Native
Imperfect
Spread by animals eating berries

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Tamarisk,native or introduced, dispersal method, perfect or imperfect?

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Dense thickets 
Introduced for erosion control 
Tamarus Beatles
Perfect
Dispersed by wind, water, animals
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Russian Olive, native or introduced, dispersal method, perfect or imperfect?

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Gray, taken over area, thorns, yellow fruit
Large amounts of salt, fire resistant 
Introduced
Perfect
Dispersed by water, animals
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Siberian Elm, native or introduced, dispersal method, perfect or imperfect?

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Resistant to Dutch elm disease
Drout resistant 
Fruit, seeds are edible
Introduced 
Dispersed by wind
Perfect
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Horsetail,native or introduced, dispersal method, perfect or imperfect?

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Primitive vascular system- bring water to top
Contains Cilla- discourages animals from eating it, gives structure its stiffness
Native
No flowers

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Cattail, native or introduced, dispersal method, perfect or imperfect?

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Lives in standing water
Roots, bottom stock, leafs, seeds all edible 
Perfect, top has seeds and very top male
Dispersed by wind 
Native
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Sage brush, native or introduced, dispersal method, perfect or imperfect?

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Yellow flowers in fall
Habitat and food for some animals
Perfect
Native
Dispersed by wind
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Rabbit brush, native or introduced, dispersal method, perfect or imperfect?

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Shrub, Yellow clusters
Pollinated by bees
Perfect native
Dispersed by wind
Produces latex
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Tumble weed, native or introduced, dispersal method, perfect or imperfect?

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Introduced
Perfect
Wind traveled

18
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What are two examples of dioecious trees?

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Cottonwood, Boxelder

19
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Why is Siberian elms so successful

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A lot of seeds

20
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Describe scouring rush and how it got its name

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Horsetail, early settlers scrubbed pots and pans , sandpaper

21
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What do harvester ants eat? Why no plants around nest?

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Eat seeds, red bodied, bite easy

Consume seeds around fort for cleanliness

22
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What 3 invasive small trees and shrubs dominate this habitat?

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Tamarisk, Russian Olive, Siberian Elm

23
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3 reason tamarisk is hard to get rid of

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Deep roots, a lot of seeds, salt tolerant

24
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Which biological control agent is used for tamarisk?

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Tamarus Beatles

25
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What forms white balls on stems of rabbit brush?

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Gall- insect protected by plants. White ball

26
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What qualities are found in high invasive species?

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Germinates fast

27
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What bird did we see?

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Gray horned owls

28
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Autotrophs, heterotrophs

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Auto- make energy from photosynthesis

Hetero- outside source

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Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores

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Herbivores- eat plant material. Leafs, flowers, nuts, wood
Carnivores- eat meat
Omnivores- plants and meat, humans

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