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study this also for the quiz tmr...i added a couple of things "stolon" or "sheath" but idk u need to know them...good luck :))
angiosperms
flowering seed plants (half of population of plants)
composite family (sunflower family)
known for not having petals; ray flowers and disk flowers (daisy)
composite family
known as the sunflower family
oregano, basil, sage, lavender, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, balm
what are some examples of the mint family?
mint family
oregano, basil, sage, lavender, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, balm
mint family
used in cooking and landscaping
square
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the mint family has _______ stems
queen anne’s lace, carrot, celery, parsley, dill, poison hemlock, water hemlock
what are some examples of the parsley family?
parsley family
queen anne’s lace, carrot, celery, parsley, dill, poison hemlock, water hemlock
parsley family
used as foods or seasonings
growth
fill in the blank
plants are commonly classified according to their ______ cycles
annual
lives for one growing season
biennial
lives for two growing seasons
perennial
lives for several growing seasons
garden rose, wild rose, blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, apple, apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, pear, plum, almond tree
what are some examples of the rose family?
rose family
garden rose, wild rose, blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, apple, apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, pear, plum, almond tree
rose family
open five-petal design
english pea, bean, peanut, lentil, alfalfa, clover, vetch, wisteria, redbud tree
what are some examples of the pea family?
pea family
english pea, bean, peanut, lentil, alfalfa, clover, vetch, wisteria, redbud tree
pea family
used as food and forage and to prevent soil erosion
cabbage, collard, kale, turnip, radish, rutabaga, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts
what are some examples of the mustard family?
mustard family
cabbage, collard, kale, turnip, radish, rutabaga, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts
legumes
fruit which takes the form of a pod
nitrates
a form of nitrogen that plants can use
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
take atmospheric nitrogen and turns it into ammonia
nitrifying bacteria
provide nitrates decomposition
denitrifying bacteria
converts unused nitrates back into atmospheric nitrogen
nitrogen cycle
the movement of nitrogen from air, into the soil, and back into the air
daylily, tulip, trillium, hyacinth, aloe vera
what are some examples of the lily family?
lily family
aylily, tulip, trillium, hyacinth, aloe vera
cashew tree, poison sumac, poison ivy, poison oak
what are some examples of the cashew family?
cashew family
cashew tree, poison sumac, poison ivy, poison oak
cashew family
contains the three most common poisonous plants
tomato, irish potato, pepper, eggplant, deadly nightshade, woody nightshade, tobacco, petunia
what are some examples of the nightshade family?
nightshade family
tomato, irish potato, pepper, eggplant, deadly nightshade, woody nightshade, tobacco, petunia
nightshade family
many are poisonous
monocots
one cotyledon
dicots
two cotyledons
graminoids
what’s another word for “grass”?
grass
considered the most important group of plants on earth
wheat, barley, rie, oats, rice, corn
what are some examples of the grass family?
grass family
wheat, barley, rie, oats, rice, corn
wheat
corn
rice
what are the three most important cereal crops?
forage
turf
ornamental
what are the three types of grasses?
stolon
a creeping stem that grows above the ground
sheath
wraps partially around the stem at the base of the leaf
grain
fruit of the flower cluster
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