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| The "sperm" from the male part of the flower. What needs to be transported by wind, insects, birds, mammals, or other ways and is taken to the stigma to fertilize the ovary. |
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| a sugary fluid secreted by plants to give as a bargaining chip to pollinators to pollinate. |
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| Strategy Identification: Bribery |
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| Food or nectar in exchange for pollination-gives to mammals, fruit bats, |
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| Strategy Identification: Trickery |
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| Mimickery: Dead flesh, rotting corpse, |
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| Strategy Identification: Sexual Deception |
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| Wasps and Beatles attempt to mate in mid air with "females' but are fooled my look a- likes and certain recognizable odors. pollinated on tops of heads and or rear ends. |
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| Strategy Identification: Imprisonment |
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| Some hold insects overnight to ensure heavy pollen disbursements, Titan Arum-once every three years and smells like dead fish- pollinated by sweat bees. |
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| Strategy Identification: Wind |
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| Don't need bright colors, or fragrances, b/c they are trying not to attract anyone. lots of pollen to ensure pollination and have traveled over countries and continents. |
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| Advantage of Cross-Pollination |
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| Pollen from one plant placed on the stigma of a different plant. -Allows for diversity, an gain The 'good genes' getting better and better, They are more adaptable to their changing environments. - promotes co-evolution |
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| Problems that plants with common names frequently has? |
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| Common names vary by region and language, so it can confuse people. |
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| Science or technique of classification, naming or identification of an organism. |
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| system of naming organisms developed by carl Linne (carolus Linneaus) using two names: genus and species. in that order. Genus=general term. species=more specific term |
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| what domain do plants fall into? |
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| Eukarya- under superkingdom is three domains- eukarya has -Plantae -protista -fungi -anamalia |
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Kingdom
Division
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Cultivar |
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| ANAGRAM: Kingdom Division Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Cultivar |
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| Katie Dont Cut Sluts Over Family Guess She's Caring |
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| What to do to a Latin Name on an exam. |
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| Underline. First word genus and first letter capitalized. Second Letter Epithet and all lowercase . Third Part Author Citation - the abbreviation of the authority or of the person who first described the plant correctly. |
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| Two ways to classify plants: |
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1.Form: trees, shrubs , bushes, vines, forbs, grasses
2.By life Cycle |
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| Germinates in spring, sets seed in summer, dies in fall- one growing season. |
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| germinates in fall, produces seed following spring, then dies |
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two year life cycle
Year 1: rosette forms store energy
Year 2: flowers, sets seed, dies |
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| Plants live for more than two years |
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Is a Tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
Botanical Definition of a fruit is: If it has seeds, it is a fruit- seeds result in fertilization. |
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| Culinary Definition: if sweet- usually considered a fruit , if not sweet- a veggie. Dictionary Definition of a vegetable- a plant part that is edible. |
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