Life Cycle/Processes
What is photosynthesis?
The process plants use to make food and energy from sunlight.
What are characteristic of Monocot Cotyledons?
1 seed leaf.
What are the characteristics of Dicot Cotyledons?
2 seed leaves and 2 codyledons.
What type of life cycle do alfalfa or hosta plants have?
Perennials
What is the stamen?
The male part of the flower.
The process of using stored enegry in plants.
What are the characteristics of Monocot Vascular Bunldles?
Scattered bundles
What are the characteristics of Dicot vascular bundles?
The bundles are arranged in a circle.
Common examples of monocots?
Cereals like corn or wheat, onion, garlic, ginger, pineapples, bananas, tulips, and palm trees.
What does the sepal do?
Protect the outer part of the flower and support the blooming process.
What is transpiration?
The process of moving and/or losing water through evaporation.
What are the characteristics of Monocot leaf veins?
Parrallel veins.
What are the characteristics of Dicot leaf veins?
The veins are netted.
Is an angiosperm (apple) an unprotected fruit?
No, the seeds are covered by the fruit.
What does the style do?
Support the stigma.
What do you call a plant that can regrow after dying?
A perennial.
What are the characteristics of Monocot Flower parts?
Flowerrs parts are multiples of 3 (3x)
What are the characteristics of Dicot flower parts?
Flower parts are multiples of 4 or 5 (4x/5x)
Life cycle of carrots and onions?
Biennial
What is the job of the anther?
Produce pollen to fertilize plant.
What are the plants called that live and regrow for 2 years and the one that only lasts 1 year or growing season?
Biennial and Annual.
What does monocot stand for?
Flowering plants with 1 seed.
What does Dicot stand for?
Flowering .plant with 2 seed leafs
What is the format of Binomial Nomenclature?
1st word: Uppercase and the Genus
2nd word: Lowercase and the species
What is the texture/job of the stigma?
It is sticky to collect the pollen.