Plants Flashcards

(29 cards)

1
Q

Stems and leaves

A

Shoot

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2
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Maintain living above ground and can be dormant in the winter

A

Woody plants

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3
Q

Above parts site above ground

A

Herbaceous

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4
Q

Single root to many shoots

A

Shrub

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5
Q

Single above ground shoot

A

Tree

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6
Q

Not rooted in ground, grows on trees

A

Epiphytic

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7
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Not rooted in ground, grows on rocks

A

Epipetric

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8
Q

Grows on land

A

Terrestrial

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9
Q

Grows in water

A

Aquatic
Emergent- rooted in ground
Floating- rooted in water
Submersed- lives below water

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10
Q

First root from seed is:
Primary root
Usually dies

A

Radical

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11
Q

If many roots grow of primary

A

Adventitous

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12
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Many adventitous=

A

Fibrous roots

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13
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If radical root persists as primary

A

Taproot

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14
Q

Roots enlarged and store energy like starch

A

Storage roots

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15
Q

Roots that grow back out of ground to get oxygen

A

Pneumatophores

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16
Q

Base of trees, large, thickened, along top of ground

Provide structural support

A

Buttress roots

17
Q

Adventitious roots that give structure

18
Q

Underground stem that serves as a storage and protective organ

19
Q

Fleshy storage leaves
Stores nutrients and water for above portion of plant
Ex: onion

20
Q

Dry scale like leaves on outside
Above ground is the leaves

21
Q

Short thick vertical stem underground or at ground level

22
Q

Horizontal underground or above ground stem

23
Q

Thick underground stem
Lacks leaves

24
Q

Above ground stem like rhizomes

A

Stolon or runner

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Stem that has been modified to grow as leaves Leaves are spines Flattened and photosynthetic
Cladodes- cacti
26
Sharp pointed stems From axillary bud
Thorn
27
Sharp pointed leaf
Spine
28
Modified epidermis anywhere on stem
Prickle
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Cluster of leaves at bottom(rosette) No leaves along rest of stem with many flowers on top
Scape