Monocots vs. Dicots
The # cotyledons in a dicot
What is 2?
The part of the root which absorbs water and nutrients
What is root hair?
Root system with main root larger than secondary rootlets
What is taproot system?
1 leaf attached to a petiole
What is a simple leaf?
The four agents of seed dispersal
What are humans, animals, wind, and water?
The type of veins in monocots
What is parallel?
The part of the root which protects cells as they push through the soil
Root system of monocots which looks similar to a web
What is fibrous root system?
More than 1 leaf attached to a petiole
What is a compound leaf?
A member of the pea family
What is alfalfa or peanuts or peas or beans?
The root system for dicots
What is taproot?
Evaporation from leaves
What is transpiration?
Type of stem which is underground; the lily family grows from it
What is a bulb?
Type of leaf arrangement with 2 leaves on the same node of the stem
What is opposite?
Non-flowering seed plants
What are gymnosperms?
The plant type (monocot or dicot) which has petals in multiples of 4 or 5
What are dicots?
The vascular tissue which carries sugar down from the leaves to the roots to be stored
What is phloem?
Horizontal stems laying along or just under the ground
What is rhizomes?
Cluster of leaves growing around the base of a plant
What is basal rosette?
Flower family with 5 rounded petals
What is the buttercup family?
The type of veins for dicots
What is branching?
The vascular tissue which carries water and nutrients from the root hairs to the leaves
What is xylem?
What is corms?
Type of leaf arrangement with 3+ leaves growing from same node on the stem
What is whorled?
The family whose fruit is a pod which opens on 1 side and releases seeds with silky floss attached to it
What is the milkweed family?