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mistletoe: structure & function

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haustorial roots, absorbtion of water and minerals from the host plant

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sweet potatoes: structure & function

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fleshy and enlarged roots, storage of starch and water

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modified structure of roots are underground

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false

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when flowers mature, they are called?

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fruits

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biennial plants

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plants that has growth seasons and die

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thin paper tissue covering of ginger and gabi

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leaves

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orchids: structure & function

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aerial epiphytic roots, absorption of moisture

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annual plants

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one growing seasons

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3 typical functions of stem

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support and elevation of the shoot system, transportation of the products of photosynthesis, transportation of minerals and water from different parts of the plant

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stilts roots arise from what part of the plant?

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base of the stem

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it is a root of a parasitic plant that penetrates a hosts’ tissue and absorbs nutrients and minerals

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haustorial plants

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a ____ is a modified stem grows horizontally underground.

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rhizome.

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function of rhizomes, bulbs, tubbers, and corm

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storage

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kataka-taka

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reproduction

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where is the common habitat of pneumatophore roots

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often near thee coastlines

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poinsettia

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modified leaves, but they dont have the bright color: depending on the season

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what are typical parts of a typical plant?

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roots, flowers, leaves, stem, fruits

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part of the stem that leaves arises

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nodes

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ginger: structure & functions

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rhizomes

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modified stem grows

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horizontally/parallel to the ground

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what will happened in the second growing season of biennial plants

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you will only see the normal roots, not the enlarged roots for the stored food will be utilized by the plant

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how call you tell if the plant is a modified stem?

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has nodes and internodes

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relatively compressed/solid stem, has fleshy leaves

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corm

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reproduction in plants

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maybe asexual and sexual

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give the aerial modified stems
tendrils, stolon, thorns
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typical stem grows
vertically/perpendicullar to the ground
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grapes: structure & functions
tendrils, support
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runners are creeping stems with long internodes, grows horizontally above ground
stolon
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it also has something to do with pant modification
mutation of genes
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spikey, tapered
thorns
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describe what is a typical plant?
a typical plant is a plant with its usual structure and functions you typically see.
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jackfruits: structure & functions
buttress roots, support
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what is the common function of haustorial plants
parasitic plant absorbs nutrient/mineral of the host plant
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white gabi: structure & functions
corm
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arise as a swollen end of stolons
tubers
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what makes a plant be modified or like have a specialization?
because of threats from its environment. e.g. humidity / presence of herbivores. in order to adapt to their environment
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what is the characteristic of life that evident in plant modification?
adaptation to the environment
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vegetative propagation, another term
asexual reproduction
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onion: structure & functions
bulb
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what is the element that aerial epiphytic plants absorbs?
oxygen
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what is a twinners?
the stem is the one who coils/wraps in a pole or any supporting material.
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what is modified plant?
a modified plant is where a plant have a modification/specialization in order to survive in the environment its in.
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what are the typical part of a root system?
root
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potatoes: structure & functions
tubers
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sugarcane: structure & function
stilt roots, mechnical support
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state the six modified root structures
stilt root/prop roots, pneumatophores, haustorial roots, buttress roots, aerial epiphytic roots, fleshy and enlarged roots
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alugbati: structure & functions
twinners, support
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carabao grass and strawberry: structure & functions
stolon, reproduction
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bougainvillea : structure & functions
thorns, protection
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what are the typical parts of a shoot system?
fruits, flowers, leaves, stem
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explain how does plant has a ecological importance.
one of a plants typical function is anchorage of the plant to the ground and absorption of water and minerals. this helps lessen the destruction of floods and landslide.
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carrots, beets, radishes :function and structure
fleshy and enlarged roots, storage of starch and water
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region between a node and another node
internodes
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does plants need watering everyday?
false
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from ___ will grow/arise the typical stem of a potato
eye
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facilitates aeration or to obtain oxygen necessary for respiration
pneumatophores
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state the seven modified functions of a stem
rhizomes, tendrils, thorns, reproduction, tuber, corm, bulb
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perennial plants
many growing seasons
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slender, delicate, thin modified stem.
tendrils
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a combination of a modified leaves and stem
bulbs
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prop roots arise from what part of the plant?
branches
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lilies: structure & functions
bulb
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dodders: structure & function
haustorial roots, absorbtion of water and minerals from the host plant
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hangs freely in the air and absorbs moisture
aerial epiphytic roots
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what is the spongey tissue that helps the aerial epiphytic roots absorb moisture from the air?
velamen
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tulips: structure & functions
bulb
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banyan trees: structure & function
prop roots, support
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corn: function and structure
stilt roots, support
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where do plants get their source of nutrients?
where they are rooted/planted
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flattening and compressed plank like roots, that grow out from the bases of the trunk.
buttress roots
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mangroves: structure & function
pneumatophores, aeration
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what is the type of reproduction do flowers have?
sexual reproduction
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what is the diploid product of double fertilization?
zygote
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triploid product of double fertilization?
endosperm
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the baby plant of a double fertilized plant?
embryo
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all except one is an example of modified leaf function-support vitis, tendrils, floater, hooks, supporting leaf bases
vitis

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