Botany Flashcards

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Plant anatomy

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Structure

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Plant genetics

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Heredity

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Ecology

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Distribution of plants through the world & why certain plants grow in certain places

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Palaeobotany

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Evolution & fossil remains

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Evolution and fossil remains

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Palaeobotany

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Plant physiology

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Metabolism

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Plant pathology

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The study of plant diseases

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Present technology used in different sub disciplines in plant science

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Plant biotechnology

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Plant morphology

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Structure and life cycles

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Plant systematics also known as ______

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Taxonomy

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Taxonomy is __________

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Plant systematics

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Plant systematics also known as ______

Is _______

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Taxonomy

Deals with identification - naming and classifying the living organisms

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Can we live without plants?
Why?
Note down your points

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1- produce oxygen
2- produce most chemically store energy we consume (food and burn for fuel)
3- convert CO2 gas into sugars (photosynthesis)
4- produce assortment of useful chemicals

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Plants are useful as they convert CO2 gas into _____ through the process of __________

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Sugars
Photosynthesis

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Plants produce an amazing assortment of useful chemicals like:
_______,______,
_______,_______

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1) vitamin A
2) Vitamin C
3) Caffeine
4) Morphine

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Why do we study plants?

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1) to conserve endangered plants and threatened environments

2) to learn more about the natural word

3)to better harness the abilities of plants

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We study plants to bigger harness the abilities of plants to provide us with _______, ______ and ________

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Food
Medicine
Energy

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Plant biotechnology

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Present technology used in different sub disciplines in plant science

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Plants are the link between the sun and all other living things
T or F.

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True ✅

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There is a huge variety of plants in the world

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Plants live in almost every habitat

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Plants live in every single habitat

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In almost every habitat

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Plants can survive the harshest environments

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Plants maintain the balance of ____________
Atmospheric gases
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Plants regulate the water content of the soil
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Plants provide habitats for other organisms
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Plants provide _______ for other living organisms
Habitats
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Plants give us beautiful artistic moments
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Plants turn the sun’s energy into _____ This is called ______
Food (I would say also sugars) So sugars and food Photosynthesis
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What do we need plant for? Just list points
1- for food 2-for medicine 3-for raw materials
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Cereals such as _____, _____, and ____ form the ____________________________
rice maize Wheat Staple food of most countries
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_________ and ________ add variety to our diets.
Vegetables Fruits
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Vegetables and fruits add variety to our ______
Diets
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___, ____, ____, ___, ____, ____, are all plants
Herbs, spices, sugar, tea, coffee and nuts
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Chocolate is from plants ✅ or ❌
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We needs plants for medicines and it was known about since __________
2000BC
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We need plant for medicines and is used for ______, ______, _____ and _________, and _______________
Pain relief, reducing fever, sedation and upset stomach, and curing infections
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We need plant for medicines since many are used for ____________
Treating cancer عافانا الله وإياكم
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It is thought that at least ________ may contain _________ which can help to ________
2000 plants Chemicals Treat cancer عافانا الله وإياكم
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for raw materials ________ for clothes and linens
cotton
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________ for wood and paper
trees
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for raw materials ________ for hemp and rope
Jute
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______ for alginates
seaweed
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for _______ seaweed for ________
Raw materials alginates
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for raw materials we also have _______ ______ ______ ______ etc.
ink paint plastics perfume
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_________ have the greatest variety of plants on earth
Tropical rainforests
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_______ loss is disastrous
Tropical rainforest
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Their loss is disastrous This is referring to _____________
Tropical rainforests
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for every type of ______ that becomes extinct, a wide variety of _________________________ are also ______________
plant other dependent organisms endangered
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for every _________ of plant that becomes _________, _______ species of ___________ also die out, upsetting _________________________________
species extinct four animal the balance of life on earth
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Binomial nomenclature also known as ___________ or __________
(Binominal) nomenclature or binary nomenclature
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Vicia Faba is an example of ____________________________
Binomial nomenclature
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Zea maize is an example of __________________________
Binomial Nomenclature
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Binomial Nomenclature means ________________ or "________________________"
Two - part name system of two - part names
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Binomial nomenclature The first part of the name identifies the ________ to which ___________________________
genus the species belongs
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The second part of the name identifies the _______ within the __________
species genus
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Binomial nomenclature is a formal system. ( ).
True
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Binomial nomenclature is a ___________ of _____________ by giving each a name composed of ____________ both of which use ____________, although they can be ___________, such a name is called a _____________
a formal system naming species two parts Latin grammatical forms based on words from other languages binomial name
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in binomial nomenclature both of the names use ___________________________________ although they can be ______________
Latin grammatical forms based on words from other languages
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In modern usage, the _____ letter of the _________ of the name, the _______, is always __________ while that of the _____________ is not, even when derived from a _______ such as ___________ or _____________
First letter First part genus capitalized second part noun the name of a person or place
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The second part of a binomial name, when derived from a noun such as the name of a person or place, is capitalized. T or F?
False!! is not even when derived from a noun such as the name of a person or place
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Similarly, both parts are ________ when a binomial name occurs in normal text
italics
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The binomial name of annual phlox ( named after botanist ________________) is now written as _________________
Thomas Drummond Phlox drummondii
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Phlox drummondii is named after a _________ who is known as ______________
botanist Thomas Drummond
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In order to study the _______ of different organisms living on earth, scientists have _______ and _________ them based on their __________ and ____________
billions sorted classified similarities and differences
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The system of classification is also called ___________ and usually features both _________ and ___________ names for different ____________
taxonomy English Latin Divisions
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It is always best to specify the exact plant you want by the ___________________
scientific name
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