social Flashcards

1
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name the parts of a seed plant

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seed, stem, roots, leaves, flowers, cones

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describe the parts of a seed plant

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seed- contains the embryo that will form a new plant
stem- movement of water, minerals + nutrients
roots- absorbs water + dissolved minerals + nutrients
leaves- photo + gas exchange
flowers- contains both female +male parts for reproduction
cones- have separate male + female conesb p

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3
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whats the seed plant life cycle

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seed —-> seedling —-> adult

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4
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how can plants reproduce with seeds

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cutting and grafting

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5
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how can plants reproduce without seeds

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runners and rhizones

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6
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name some pollinators

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birds, insects, bats

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7
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whats a pollinator?

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are organisms that carry pollen from one flower to another

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8
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what are the plant needs and growing conditions? (part 1)

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plants need different amounts of light (all plants need light in order to photosynthesize and produce food)
plants need different amounts of water
plants need different nutrients (the main nutrients that plants need are nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, magnesium)

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what are the plant needs and growing conditions? (part 2)

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plants need different amounts of space

growing healthy plants requires knowing the best growing conditions

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10
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whats the process of transpiration

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the evaporation of water from the surface of the plant-mainly from the leaves

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11
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whats the process of capillary action

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water travels from the roots to the leaves through tiny tubes in the roots and stems

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whats the process of osmosis

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when water from the soil enters root cells which occurs when the conncentration of water in the soil is greater than the conncentration of water in the root of the plants

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13
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how do plants adapt to their environment in dry environments?

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plants have to save as much water as they can

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14
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how do plants adapt to their environment when they like grasses?

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plants like grasses that have narrow thin leaves, so they can get many individuals in one place. (this helps them to be pollinated by the wind)

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15
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how do plants adapt to their environment like plants such as white spruce trees?

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have thin needles like leaves with a thick resin coating. this protects them from drying out

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16
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some plants have fibrous roots which…

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which form a thick mat that gathers water at the upper layers of the soil.