Chapter 3
What makes Multiple Fruits different then other fruits?
It form from several flowers not just one
Principle parts of a plant
leaves, stems, & roots
Define mold
Mold is a form of fungi that has a filamentous body composed of hyphae that help the fungus break down and absorb nutrients.
Is a walnut a nut?
Define Pollination
the transfer of pollen from an anther to the stigma of a pistil
Name the 2 types of stem growth (define for double points)
Primary growth = growth of a stem in length
Secondary growth = growth of a stem in width
Vascular vs Nonvascular Plants
Vascular: reproduces with seeds
Nonvascular: reproduces with spores
What is a potato classified as?
Tubers
What is Sepals? And what's it's function?
Leaf-like structures attached to the edge of the receptacle
Enclose & protect the flower’s petals
Define Vegetative Propagation (and make one example to double points)
When a person uses vegetative reproductive methods to start a new plan from a root, stem, or leaf.
Cuttings, Layering, Grafting, Bonding, Tissue culturing
The taxonomy in order
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
name a nonvascular plant
(fern, mosses, horse tails)
Define an incomplete flower
Lacks one or more of the four basic flower parts
Ex: Grass family: produce incomplete flowers that have bracts instead of petals & sepals
What is the biggest difference between Herbaceous Stems and Woody Stems
Herbaceous stems Do NOT experience secondary growth when woody stems can
The six Kingdoms
Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, Protista, Eubacteria, Archaebacteria
Name a Multiple Fruit
Fig, Pineapple
Define Legumes (and one example of one)
pod enclosing several seeds; when fully ripe, the pod dries out and splits open to release seeds
Peas, beans, and other members of the legume family
Peanuts
Define Taproots and Fibrous roots
Root system in which the primary root grows straight down and remains larger than the secondary roots that branch off from it. Commonly found in dicots, Fleshy root
The primary root remains small and many slender secondary roots grow from it in all directions, Commonly found in monocots
Name the three domains and what kingdoms are in them
Eukarya: Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, Protista
Bacteria: Eubacteria
Archae: Archaebacteria
What is a nodes?
areas where leaves are growing or have grown