Science 1.2 and 1.3 Flashcards

1
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Most plants with flowers produce what

A

seeds and fruit

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2
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What are some examples of woody stems

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bushes,trees,and some vines

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3
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what are two examples of herbacious stems

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herbs and some vines

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4
Q

Root system with many large roots

A

taproot system

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5
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Root system with thousands of smaller roots

A

Fiborous system

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6
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What are flowering seed plants

A

angiosperms

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7
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What are flowers that produce seeds covered by fruit

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Angiosperms

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8
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Half of plants are what

A

Angiosperms

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9
Q

What flower family has the nickname “Sunflower Family”

A

Composite Flowers

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10
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What are the smaller flowers in the middle of a composite flower

A

Disk Flowers

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11
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What are the larger flowers surrounding a composite flower

A

Ray flowers

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12
Q

Daisys and aster is in what family of flowers

A

Composite family

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13
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Basil and sage are in what family of plants

A

The mint family

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14
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What flower family is used in cooking and landscaping

A

The mint family

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15
Q

Water hemlocks and dill are in what flower family

A

The parsley family

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16
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What family of plants is used for foods and seasonings

A

The Parsley family

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17
Q

Plants are commonly classified to their what

A

growth cycles

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18
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What are the three growth cycles

A

annual,biennial,and perennial

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19
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Annual plants live how long

A

1 year

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20
Q

Biennial plants live how many years

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2 years

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21
Q

Perennial plants live how long

A

with the right conditions indefinitley

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22
Q

What flower family has a open 5 petal design

A

Rose family

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23
Q

blackberrys and cherrys are in what plant family

A

Rose Family

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24
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peanuts and clover is in what plant family

A

pea family

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what plant group is used for food and forage
pea family
26
what plant family is used to prevent soil erosion
pea family
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very agressive vine that has covered much of the southern us
kudzu
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cabbage and turnips are in what plant family
mustard family
29
a common crop to enrich soil
legume
30
form of nitrogen that plants can use
nitrates
31
takes atmospheric nitrogen and makes nitates
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
32
found in decomposing animals,and creates nitrates
nitrifying bacteria
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movement of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil
nitrogen cycle
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converts unused nitrates to nitrogen again
denitrifying bacteria
35
aloe vera and joshua trees are in what plant family
lily family
36
posin ivy and posin oak are in what plant family
cashew family
37
what plant family has the three most popular posinous plants
cashew family
38
posin that creates a rash from posin ivy
urushiol
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tomatoes and tabacco are in what plant family
nightshade family
40
used to store plant food until the seed grows
cotyledons
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what has one cotyledon,parallel veins,fiborus root system,and the petals are arragned in groups of 3
monocots
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what has two cotyledons,four or five petals,broad flat leaves,taproot system,and broad,falt branching patterns
dicots
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the three most important plants from the grass family
grain,corn,and rice
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what is the most important plant group that we talked about
grass family
45
grass that is used for grazing cows and sheep
forage grass
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turf grass and ornamental grass are used for what
decoration
47
creeping stem that grows above the ground
stolon
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partailly wraps around the stem at the base of a grass leaf
sheath
49
largest of all plants
trees
50
what trees are also known as hardwood trees
broadleaf trees
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trees that lose there leaves during winter
decidous
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trees that stay green all year long
evergreens
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bushy head of a tree
crown
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main stem of a tree
trunk
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long tassel-like flowers found on broad leaves
catkins
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most popular residential areas
maples
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fruit of the maple tree
samara
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symbol of the american south
magnolias
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very well-known trees for their bark
birches
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trees used for shade
elms
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trees mostly used for furniture
oak
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fruit of the oak tree
acorn
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what trees mainly grows in damp areas
willows
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americas largest trees
sycamores
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white petal-like leaves of the dogwood trees
bracts