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Biology 11
Higher Plant Test
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Biology
11th Grade
12/05/2012

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Term

Angiosperms

        (seeds)

Characteristics:

Definition
  • flowering plant
  •  domiant plant form on the earth
  • found in moist land and water
  • reproduce sexually using flowers and pollination
  • seed contained in a wall called fruit
Term
2 classes of Angiosperms:
Definition

Monocots:1 seed leaf, Ex. Corn, wheat, lillies, palm trees

(one)                                                                           


Dicots: Ex. Roses, covers, tomatoes, beans, daisies, oaks

 (two)                                                                              

Term
What are the categories of plant life spans?:
Definition

Annual- 1 year

 

Biennial- 2 years

 

Perennial- 3 or more years

Term

Conifer

general characteristics:

Definition

Conifers means "cone-bearing"

 

can live in poor soil

live in cold conditions

leaves are needles or scales

 

Term
Male and female cons grow on?
Definition
the same tree
Term
What are the male cones called?:
Definition
Pollen cones
Term
What are the female cones called?:
Definition
seed cones
Term

Compare Monocots to Diccots:

Seeds

Veins

Petals

Xylem and Pholem

Definition

Monocots have one seed-Dicots have 2 seeds

Monocots have parallel veins- Dicots have Branched veins

Monocots petals are usually in multiples of 3-

Dicots petals in multiples of 6

 

In monocots xylem is in a x shape and phloem in arms

Term
Maeristimatic Tissue:
Definition
Is tissue in certain places where the plant is able to grow
Term
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Definition
Cambium, cortex, phloem, vascular cylinder, root hair, xylem, epidermis, pericycle
Term
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Definition

Region of meristematic growth,

Region of Differentiation,

Region of Elongation

Term
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Definition
Anther, Petal, Stigma, Pollen Grain, Stames, Filament, Ovule, Reptacle, Pedicel, Ovary, Speal, Style, Pistl
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