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Unit 1 Flashcards

1
Q

annuals

A

completes after 1 year

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2
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biennials

A

completes after 2 years

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3
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perennials

A

keeps growing

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4
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what does the ovule contain

A

embryo of flowering plant

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5
Q

radicle

A

root

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6
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epicotyl

A

extension above the cotyledon

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7
Q

cotyledon

A

essential food supply before the true leaves come in

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8
Q

epigeal

A

brings shell above ground

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9
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hypogeal

A

shell stays in ground

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10
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fungicide

A

what the seed is covered with to help the growth of fungus

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11
Q

what temp do seeds germinate best at?

A

70-80 F

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12
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autotrophic

A

something that survives with carbon dioxide

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13
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name taxonomy

A

kingdom, phylum/division, class, order, family, genus, species

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14
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imbide

A

take in water

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15
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what 4 parts does a flower need to be complete?

A

sepals, petals, stamens, pistils

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16
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what makes a flower incomplete?

A

missing either the stamen or pistil

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17
Q

what is the pistil also known as?

A

carpel

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18
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what does the zygote become?

A

the seed

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19
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what light does a plant need to grow?

A

red and blue light

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20
Q

transpiration

A

water loss through leaves

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21
Q

stomata

A

small opening on underside of leaf

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22
Q

blade

A

main body leaf

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23
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petiole

A

attaches blade to stem

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24
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midrib

A

central bein down middle of leaf

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25
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apex

A

tip of leaf

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26
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base

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bottom of leaf, attaches to petiole

27
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margin

A

edge of leaf

28
Q

what if the leaf is brown, crispy on the sides?

A

this can be caused by salt

29
Q

lenticels

A

so gas can move or come out of leaflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

30
Q

translocate

A

move nutrients from roots to leaves

31
Q

poaceae

32
Q

what does a dicot stem look like?

A

a pinwheel

33
Q

turgor

A

pressure that comes out of plant, helps plants stand up

34
Q

what are the roots primary function?

A

respiration, translocate, store food, anchor, give off CO2

35
Q

dehiscent

A

splitting or bursting open

36
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indehiscent

A

not splitting opening to release the seeds when ripe

37
Q

angiosperm

A

vascular plants with stems, roots, and leaves

38
Q

what are found in flowers in an angiosperm?

39
Q

gymnosperms

A

seeds found in cones

40
Q

determinate

A

plants that grow to a certian maturity

41
Q

indeterminate

A

grows all season long (not one big collection)

42
Q

inflorsecnce

A

flowering structure

43
Q

plant growth regulation

A

reactions depends on amount of hormone and tissue senstiivty

44
Q

plant growth regulation

A

reactions depends on amount of hormone and tissue sensitivity

45
Q

what are the 5 classes of pgr?

A

auxin, Gibberellins, cytokinin, abscisic, ethylene

46
Q

auxin

A

a group that regulates plant growth and roots

47
Q

gibberellins

A

molecules that regulate seed dormancy

48
Q

cytokinins

A

molecules that regulate cell division and stimulate shoot formation

49
Q

abscisic acid

A

hormone that regulates seed maturation and responses to CHANGE IN WATER

50
Q

ethylene

A

regulates fruit ripening

51
Q

tropisms

A

plant growth toward or away form a stimulus

52
Q

phototropism

A

light source tropisms

53
Q

gravitropism

A

gravitational field tropism

54
Q

thigmotropism

A

directional growth response to contact with object

55
Q

seismonasty

A

a nastic movement result from shaking or contact

56
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nyctinasty

A

plant’s response from light or dark

57
Q

totipotent

A

contains gene’s of parents (clone) PROPAGATION

58
Q

tissue culture

A

collection of techniques to grow and maintain a plant

59
Q

what is the order of tissue layers from inner to outer on a tree

A

pith, heartwood, sapwood, vascular cambium

60
Q

Aggregate fruits develop from a single flower with many what

61
Q

where does cell division occur?

A

in the meristem

62
Q

How many cotyledons does a dicot have?

63
Q

name 3 types of plant tissue

A

dermal, ground, vascular

64
Q

What color is the radicle?

A

creamy white

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