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what is biology?
The branch of science that deals with both plant and animal organisms and life processes.
What is zoology?
The part of biology that deals with animals.
What is botany?
The part of biology that deals with plants.
What is agronomy?
The science and practice of growing field crops such as cotton, wheat, tobacco, corn and soybeans.
What is forestry?
The Science and practice of growing, managing, and harvesting trees for building materials and other products.
What is horticulture?
The science and practice of growing, processing and marketing fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
What are the life cycles of plants?
- Biennial
- Perennial
What is deciduous?
Lose leaves during the dormant season.
what are cytokinins?
Hormones that work with auxins to stimulate cell division.
what are gibberellias?
Hormones that stimulate cell elongation, premature flowering, and breaking of dormancy.
what are auxins?
Hormones that speed plant growth by stimulating cell enlargement.
What is dormant?
A plant that rests or grows very little.
What are the upper and lower epidermis?
The skin of the leaf that prevents the loss of too much moisture.
What are stomates?
Small openings under the leaf for breathing or transpiration.
what is chloroplasts?
Small green particles that contain chlorophyll.
What is the function of transpiration?
Release of water vapor from the leaves of plants, it also cools the plant.
What is Xylem?
tissue that transports water and nutrients up from the roots to stems and leaves.
What is Phloem?
Tissue that transports food down from leaves to roots.
What is cambium?
Thin, green, actively growing tissue located between bark and wood and produces all new stem cells.
What is Monocota?
Plant stems that have vascular bundles that contain both xylem and phloem in each bundle.
What is dicata?
Plant stems that have the phloem layer and xylem layer separated by cambium.
What are sepals?
Green parts that cover and protect flower bud before it opens.
what is the filament?
short stalk that holds up the anther.
What is a complete flower?
Flowers that have both male and female parts.
What is an incomplete flower?
Flowers that only have male or female parts.