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Plants and People
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
03/02/2009

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New World Cotton: Tetraploid- G. barbadense, egyptian cotton; G. Hirsutum, upland cotton
Definition
Which cottons are usable for making textiles?
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Diffusionism
Definition
information and plants move from one cult
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Latex
Definition
Milky plant fluid
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Alkaloid
Definition
A colorless, odorless bitter-tasting substance in plants.
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Monoculture
Definition
The agricultural practice of producing or growing one single crop over a wide area.
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Redwood
Definition
What is the tallest tree?
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buttercup family, tomato/potato family, legume family
Definition
Which plants contain alkaloids?
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Dendrochronology
Definition
the method of scientific dating based on the analysis of tree-ring growth patterns
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In a new location
Definition
Where do weeds grow best?
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Definition
Which family has the most poisonous and very few edible plants?
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