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33 Cards in this Set
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Roots provide what two main functions for plants?
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anchor plant to soil and absorb water & mineral nutrients
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Stems provide what major function for plants?
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Holds leaves in the light
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Leaves provide what two major plant functions?
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Produce energy through photosynthesis and powers the xylem through evapo-transpiration.
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Flowers provide what 3 major plant functions?
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Produce pollen and eggs and shelter developing embryo and produce fruit with viable seeds
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The dermal tissues function is protection from the ... and ...
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environment/water loss
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The dermal tissue is made up of ... and ...
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epidermis/periderm or bark
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the ... tissue coduces water, nutrients, sugars and hormones throughout the plant.
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vascular
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The ... and the ... two types of vascular tissue.
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xylem and phloem
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The ground or fundamental tissue system major roles are what?
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storage, filler tissue and site of photosynthesis
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The ... is a form of fundamental tissue that is found on the outer region of stems and shoots
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cortex
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The Pith forms at the ... of stems
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center
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what funamental tissue is found in the middle of leaves and flower petals?
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mesophyll
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The ... is a band of waterproof material around cells making up the endodermis.
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Casparian strip
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Stages in corn development are determined by the number of ... present.
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collars
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A ... is the light colored band located at the exposed leaf blade, near where the leaf comes into contact with the stem.
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leaf collar
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A corn plant containing 7 leaf collars would be classified at what stage?
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V7
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What are the five types of meristems in plants?
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apical, marginal, intercalary, basal, and lateral
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The growth that gives rise to the primary plant body is which meristem?
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Apical
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the marginal meristem is the region around the edge of the leaves that contributes to thier ... but not thier ...
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size, thickness
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The region at the base of the grass leaves that causes them to elongate is which meristem?
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basal
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The lateral meristem is the meristomatic region that gives rise to ... tissues.
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woody
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The vascular cambium gives rise to secondary ... on the inside and ... on the outside.
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xylem, phloem
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the ... gives rise to the periderm.
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cork cambium or phellogen
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Vines growing around an arbor is an example of what tropism?
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Thigmotropism
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Developmental signals that induce flowering are ... and ...
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internal/external
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There are two types of internal developmental signals for flowering, they are:
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chronological time and physiological time
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The three types of external signals for flowering are:
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moisture, temperature (vernalization) and light (photoperiod)
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The stage of flower opening from a bud in known as ...
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anthesis
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plants that flower once in their life are called ... whereas, plants that flower multiple times are called ...
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mono/polycarpic
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Pr is the blue form of phoytochrome that absorbs ... light at (...nm)
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red, 670
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Pfr is the blue-green form of phytochrome that absorbs ... light at (...nm)
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far-red, 730
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The Pr form of phytochrome is an ...
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inhibitor
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The Pfr form of phytochrome produces a ...
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response.
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