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Bud scales protect ___________ plant’s dormant shoot apical meristems.
perennials
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Bracts are associated with ___________ and inflorescences.
flowers
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Tendrils are ___________ modifications used for climbing.
climbing
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A spine is a pointed modified ___________.
leaf
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A thorn is a pointed modified ___________.
stem
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A modified leaf that stores starch and sugar underground is referred to as a ___________.
bulb
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Asexual reproduction results in genetically ___________ plants produced via mitosis.
identical
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Meiosis reduces chromosomes by ________ and creates gametes.
half
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During fertilization, haploid cells recombine to form a ___________ zygote.
diploid
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Gene variations can occur through ___________ which mixes up alleles.
crossing over
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The process of crossing over occurs during ___________ I of meiosis.
prophase
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The plant structure that supports the flower head is called the ___________.
pedicel
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The stigma is a part of the ___________ reproductive organ.
female
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The ___________ life cycle alternates between diploid and haploid generations.
alterations of generations
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Pollen grains land on the ___________ during pollination.
stigma
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The process whereby the egg plus sperm forms a ___________ zygote.
diploid
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Imperfect flowers can be classified as ___________ or monoecious.
dioecious
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Outcrossing increases genetic ___________ by increasing the number of alleles present.
variation
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Seeds that remain in the pericarp after maturity are classified as ___________.
indehiscent
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The first root that emerges during seed germination is called the ___________.
taproot
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Seeds will not germinate in favorable conditions to prevent ___________.
vivipary
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Light is required for seed germination in a process called ___________ promotion.
light
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Primary growth occurs at the ___________ of roots and shoots.
meristems
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Respiration is only __________% effective in capturing energy stored in glucose.
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In the absence of oxygen, the electron transport chain will __________ completely.
stop
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Fermentation converts NADH to NAD+ to produce ___________.
ethanol
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Phospholipids are key components of ___________ membranes.
cell
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oldest flowers are at the bottom of the plant and youngest flowers continue to grow vertically
racemose inflorescense
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oldest flowers are at the top and younger flowers grow beneath them
cymose inflorescense
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raceme
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corymb
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corymbose raceme
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spike
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catkin
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spadix
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simple umbel
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compound umbel
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capitulum
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hypanthodium
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umparouse cyme
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biparous cyme
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multiparous cyme
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