1.3 Flashcards
flowers that produce fruit
angiosperms
one of the largest families of angiosperms/ sunflower family
composite family
plants with pod like fruit
pea family
pod on a pea plant
legume
speacial nitrogen and oxygen compounds
nitrates
convert nitrogen from the air into amonnia
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
provide nitrates to the soil from decomposing plants and animals
nitrifying bacteria
the movement of nitrogen from the air to the soil and back again
nitrogen cycle
includes important food plants
nightshade family
used to store food until the seed begins to grow
cotyledons
Their flower petals are usually ranged in groups of 3, their leaves are usually long and narrow with a parallel band pattern, and the roots take the form of a virus route system period
monocots
Its flower parts are usually arranged in groups of 4 or 5, their leaves are usually broad and flat with a branching vein pattern, and the roots take a form of a taproot system period
dicots
incospicuous plants without large and colerful petals
grasses
creeping stem that grows above the ground
stolon
seems t partiallywrap around the stem
sheath