Plants Flashcards

1
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Red, yellow, or orange pigments also used for photosynthesis

A

Carotenoids

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2
Q

A waxy covering on the plant leaves

A

Cuticle

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3
Q

Cell walls contain

A

Cellulose

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4
Q

Two divisions of plant kingdoms

A

Vascular or no vascular plants

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5
Q

Where photosynthesis typically occurs

A

Leaves

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6
Q

For covering and protection

A

Upper and lower epidermis

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7
Q

Small openings in epidermis for water

A

Stomata

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8
Q

Just below upper epidermis, tall narrow, cells

A

Palisade layer

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9
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Between palisade layer and the lower epidermis

A

Spongy layers

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10
Q

Above ground, supporting branches

A

Stems

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11
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Special functions of stems

A

Share food/water, attach plant or climb, help plants spread

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12
Q

Stems can be

A

Herbaceous or woody

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13
Q

Have vascular tissue in which and dissolved substances can enter the plant

A

Roots

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14
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Stack to make structures called vessels that move water and dissolve substances from the roots of the plant

A

Xylem

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15
Q

Tubular cells stacked to form “tubes”
Move food from where it’s made to all other parts of the plants

A

Phloem

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16
Q

Produces in xylem and phloem

A

Cambium

17
Q

Vascular plants that produce seeds
- don’t have flowers
- also known as conifers

A

Gymnosperms

18
Q

Vascular plants that flowers and has a fruit that contains one or more seeds ( divided into two groups)

A

Angiosperms

19
Q

Has one cotyledon, flower parts in multiples of three

A

Monocot

20
Q

Two cotyledons
-flower parts are in multiples of 4 or 5
-bundles of veins

A

Dicots

21
Q

Complete their life cycle in one year

A

Annuals

22
Q

Complete life cycle in two years

A

Biennials

23
Q

Plants that come back each year after year

A

Perennials

24
Q

Most economically important gymnospore

A

Conifers

25
Q

Most conifers used for wood for … and ….

A

Construction and paper

26
Q

Waxy substance for conifers

A

Resin

27
Q

Most economically important plants on earth

A

Angiosperms

28
Q

Usually just a few cells thick
Only mm to cm in height
Have stem-like stalks
Have leaf-like growths
ReProduce by spores

A

Seedless non vascular plants

29
Q

Seedless non vascular plants include

A

Mosses and spores

30
Q

Seedless vascular plants grow thicker because of

A

Vascular tissue

31
Q

Seedless vascular plants include

A

Ferns