Study of Living Things and More
The place where an organism lives
habitat
Term used to refer to nonwoody plants
herbaceous plants
Scientific term for flowering seed plants, which produce seeds that are covered by fruit
angiosperms
The bushy head of a tree
crown
This plant family is one of the most important groups of plants because man and many animals depend directly or indirectly upon it for most of their food
grass family
The study of plants
botany
Root system that has a large primary root that grows straight down with smaller roots branching from it
taproot
Based on their life cycles, all trees are classified as this
perennials
Trees that lose their leaves each fall and remain bare in the winter
deciduous
This type of flower consists of disk flowers and ray flowers
composite flower
Scientific term for a living thing
organism
Root system in which all the roots are about the same size
fibrous root
This type of bacteria returns soil nitrogen to the air
denitrifying bacteria
The largest deciduous trees in America
sycamores
A plant with parallel veins, flower petals in multiples of three, and a fibrous root system
monocot
This type of simple dry fruit consists of a pod that splits open upon ripening
legume
Roots that have no main section but instead spread out, forming a tangled mess
fibrous roots
This plant family is known for its poisonous members
cashew
This group of trees produces winged fruits called samaras
maples
The creeping, aboveground stem of a grass plant
stolon
This type of plant completes its life cycle in two growing seasons
biennial
This portion of a plant embryo stores food for germination
cotyledon
Name the three most important cereal grasses
corn rice wheat
This type of bacteria converts nitrogen from the atmosphere into nitrates
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Branching veins, petals in multiples of four or five, and a taproot system
dicots