Plant Structure and Growth Flashcards
(31 cards)
planting seeds, cultivating soil, and harvesting crops
Agriculture
growth and reproduction under human control
Domesticated
what are the two effects of domestication?
Crops cannot survive without human intervention and humans cannot survive without crop plants
flowering plants
angiosperms
angiosperms completing life cycle in a single season, seed to adult plant
Annual plants
what are the two classes of annual plants?
Monocots and dicots
what are cotyledons?
embryonic leaves in seeds
what is the difference between monocots and dicots?
monocots have one cotyledon while dicots have two cotyledons
major sources of calories
staple crops
what are the two organ systems In the angiosperm structure?
the vegetative organ system and the reproductive organ system
what 3 organs are in the vegetative organ system?
the roots, stems, and leaves
what 2 organs are in the reproductive organ system?
the flowers and the fruit
absorbs water and minerals from soil through root hairs, primary storage organ
roots
live for many years
perennials
serve as support structures for other organs
stems
primary site of photosynthesis, the food factory of a plant
leaves
underground storage structures with short stems and fleshly, carbohydrate-filled leaves
Bulbs
the sexual organs of angiosperms
flowers
mature flower ovaries containing seeds
fruits
______is the process by which male plant sex cells(pollen) fertilize female plant sex cells(egg cells)
pollination
adding water to soil
irrigation
material composed of living and nonliving c components
soil
what are the three layers of soil?
the base, top and middle layer
what makes up the base layer?
recently eroded rock