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Created by Wes Smalley
over 5 years ago
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What are some of the greatest threats to biodiversity?
A plant is non-native if
A naturalized plant
What are some ways non-native species are introduced?
An endemic species
Are all non-native species also naturalized or invasive?
What portion of wild plants in the US are naturalized non-natives?
Problems that can be caused by invasive species:
(For example, Autumn Olive- Eleagnus umbellata)
Plant Cover is
Why is plant cover important?
Name some advantages to native plants
Why does all other life depend on plants?
Structure of native plants is important because
What structure does the Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) nest in?
What structure do Red-Eyed Vireos (Vireo olivaceus) nest in?
What structure do cedar waxwings use to nest?
What do Red-winged Blackbirds normally use for nests?
When Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) invades cattail stands, why do nests fail more often for RWBB's?
How could the invasion of Purple Loosestrife impact the nesting of other species, such as the Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)?
Why do non-native species succeed if they're not superior to the native competition?
Bryophytes are
SVP's are
Gemnosperms are
Angiosperms are
List the four major plant groups in phylogenetic order (oldest to newest)
Phylogeny of the Angiosperms includes:
Name characteristics of Monocots.
Name characteristics of Eudicots?
Habit
Distinguish between the 3 Life Histories
Difference between opposite and alternate phyllotaxy (leaf arrangement)
Decussate
Distichous
Whorled phyllotaxy
Node
Leaf Blade
Petiole
Stipules
Difference between simple and compound leaves
Define the Leaf Margins
Difference between Pinnate and Palmate compound leaves?
How do you determine whether a leaf is 1x, 2x, or 3x compound?
What is a leaf sheath? And what group are they common in?
Leaf Scars are
Flowers are made of
Peduncle
Sepals
Petals
Ovary
Style
Stigma
Filament
Anther
Carpel
Perianth
Stamen
What's the difference between Animal pollinated flowers, and wind pollinated flowers?
Inflorescence are
Pedicel
Panicle
Spike
Raceme
Corymb
Umbel (simple)
Umbel (compound)
Head
Catkin
Why are seeds considered fattening foods to humans?
What is the purpose of a fruit?
Name the layers of a fruit
Fruit from a single carpel, or multiple fused carpels:
Fruit from a single flower with multiple, separate carpels:
More than one flowers that make a fused fruit:
Floral parts other than the ovary contribute to fruit production in:
Nitrogen fixation
Why is Nitrogen important to life?
What plant process "Fixes" carbon atoms from CO2 to make organic molecules?
Taxonomic ranks in order
What group isn't commonly identified by taxonomic nomenclature?
