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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

A

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
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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

A

Angiosperms

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8
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Half of plants are what

A

Angiosperms

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9
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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
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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
Q

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
Q

What are the three growth cycles

A

annual,biennial,and perennial

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19
Q

Annual plants live how long

A

1 year

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20
Q

Biennial plants live how many years

A

2 years

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21
Q

Perennial plants live how long

A

with the right conditions indefinitley

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22
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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
Q

peanuts and clover is in what plant family

A

pea family

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25
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what plant group is used for food and forage

A

pea family

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26
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what plant family is used to prevent soil erosion

A

pea family

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27
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very agressive vine that has covered much of the southern us

A

kudzu

28
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cabbage and turnips are in what plant family

A

mustard family

29
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a common crop to enrich soil

A

legume

30
Q

form of nitrogen that plants can use

A

nitrates

31
Q

takes atmospheric nitrogen and makes nitates

A

nitrogen-fixing bacteria

32
Q

found in decomposing animals,and creates nitrates

A

nitrifying bacteria

33
Q

movement of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil

A

nitrogen cycle

34
Q

converts unused nitrates to nitrogen again

A

denitrifying bacteria

35
Q

aloe vera and joshua trees are in what plant family

A

lily family

36
Q

posin ivy and posin oak are in what plant family

A

cashew family

37
Q

what plant family has the three most popular posinous plants

A

cashew family

38
Q

posin that creates a rash from posin ivy

A

urushiol

39
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tomatoes and tabacco are in what plant family

A

nightshade family

40
Q

used to store plant food until the seed grows

A

cotyledons

41
Q

what has one cotyledon,parallel veins,fiborus root system,and the petals are arragned in groups of 3

A

monocots

42
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what has two cotyledons,four or five petals,broad flat leaves,taproot system,and broad,falt branching patterns

A

dicots

43
Q

the three most important plants from the grass family

A

grain,corn,and rice

44
Q

what is the most important plant group that we talked about

A

grass family

45
Q

grass that is used for grazing cows and sheep

A

forage grass

46
Q

turf grass and ornamental grass are used for what

A

decoration

47
Q

creeping stem that grows above the ground

A

stolon

48
Q

partailly wraps around the stem at the base of a grass leaf

A

sheath

49
Q

largest of all plants

A

trees

50
Q

what trees are also known as hardwood trees

A

broadleaf trees

51
Q

trees that lose there leaves during winter

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decidous

52
Q

trees that stay green all year long

A

evergreens

53
Q

bushy head of a tree

A

crown

54
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main stem of a tree

A

trunk

55
Q

long tassel-like flowers found on broad leaves

A

catkins

56
Q

most popular residential areas

A

maples

57
Q

fruit of the maple tree

A

samara

58
Q

symbol of the american south

A

magnolias

59
Q

very well-known trees for their bark

A

birches

60
Q

trees used for shade

A

elms

61
Q

trees mostly used for furniture

A

oak

62
Q

fruit of the oak tree

A

acorn

63
Q

what trees mainly grows in damp areas

A

willows

64
Q

americas largest trees

A

sycamores

65
Q

white petal-like leaves of the dogwood trees

A

bracts

WFBA 10th grade terms (22 decks)

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