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Chapter 2 Plant morphology (PLNT 1213) fully solved graded A+
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Chapter 2 Plant morphology (PLNT 1213)what is a monocot - correct answer ✔✔one cotyledon (growth point)
what is a dicot - correct answer ✔✔two cotyledon's
what are characteristics of a monocot - correct answer ✔✔1. linear leaves with parallel veins
2. fibrous root system
3. hypogeal germination
examples of monocots - correct answer ✔✔corn, wheat, rice, and Lillies
what are characteristics of a dicot - correct answer ✔✔1. leaves with netted venation
2. taproot system
3. usually epigeal germination
what is a taproot system - correct answer ✔✔1 primary root w/ other lateral roots
what are examples of taproot system - correct answer ✔✔soybean, cotton, and alfalfa
what is hypogeal germination - correct answer ✔✔growth point stays below the soil surface for a certain
amount of time
what is epigeal germination - correct answer ✔✔growth point above soil surface
what does the above ground portion of plant include - correct answer ✔✔leaves, stem, and
inflorescence
, primary function of leaves - correct answer ✔✔photosynthesis
what does leaves do in photosynthesis - correct answer ✔✔1. intercept light
2. regulate gas exchange
3. move sugars into vasculature
cotton leaf shape - correct answer ✔✔palmate, simple
soybean leaf shape - correct answer ✔✔tri-foliate, compound
corn leaf shape - correct answer ✔✔lanceolate, simple
sunflower leaf shape - correct answer ✔✔cordate, simple
vetch leaf shape - correct answer ✔✔pinnate, compound
leaf arrangements - correct answer ✔✔alternate
opposite
whorled
modified leaves may allow leaf to do another job for plant such as - correct answer ✔✔1. protection of
spines
2. support tendrils
3. storage (onion bulbs)
how do leaves control water use for plants - correct answer ✔✔through stoma
leaf cross section - correct answer ✔✔stomata
orifices on leaf surface
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