BOTANY
Why do scientists use Latin in names?
Because Latin is a dead language so heir meanings will never change.
Hummingbird's favorite color?
RED
Why are leaves important?
They make food for the plant
What are the three main jobs of roots?
absorb nutrients & water, hold the plant in place, prevent erosion
What is mycology?
The study of fungi
What is a botanist?
A scientist who studies living things
What attracts insects to flowers?
Nectar Guides (smell, color, pattern)
Name a few types of fruit we learned about
fleshy (berry, pepo, hesperidium, pome, drupe)
dry (grain, pod, legume,nut, capsule, follicle, achene, samara, nut)
Where do roos add their length?
From the tip, adding cells to the end of each root
Three types of fungi
yeast, mold, mushrooms
What are helpful things botanists do?
Cure diseases, make medicine, improve the food we eat
Mammals that pollinate
bats, lemurs, and some rodents
Describe seed dispersal.
spreading or scattering
The process of getting seeds from the parent plant to a new location
What is geotropism?
A root's special sense to tell it to grow down in to the earth
What does yeast release to make bread rise and to make beer/wine?
Carbon Dioxide and alcohol
What is a biologist?
A scientist who studies living things
Why does a flower dry up/fall off after pollination?
It's work is finished, all energy now goes to forming a seed.
What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable?
A fruit is anything on a plant that serves as a container for the seeds
A vegetable is any edible part of the plant that does not have seeds
Why are root hairs important?
Root hairs do most of the work absorbing water and nutrients.
Where is mycelium found?
underground
Explain self pollination
Pollen from a flower's stamen goes to the carpel on the same flower.
List different methods of seed dispersals
Human, water, animal, wind, mechanical
Another word for geotropism?
Gravitropism
What is the purpose of the fruitng body?
to reproduce