What requires more than many specialised organs and systems?
multicellular
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What part of a plant absorbs water and dissolves minerals from the soil, & provides anchorage
roots
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what part of plant transports substances and products of photosynthesis through plant
stem
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what part of plant carries out photosynthesis, gas exchange and transpiration of water
leaves
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an autotroph is a
plant
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who weighed plants and soil to find out what plants needed to grow but ended up failing
Van Helmont
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in accending order: cells, tissues, organs then
organsystems
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major threat to biodiversity of australian plants is
habitatdestruction
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openings in plant leaves that allows gases in and out and control water loss are called
stomata
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nutrients that are needed in large quantities are called
macrominerals
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minerals that are needed in small quantities are called
traceelements
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this refers to development of young plant, the seedling from the seed
germination
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requirements for seed germination are the correct temp, water and...
oxygen
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cold storage, vaccuum packing and dehydration _____ germination
inhibit
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heat beds, lime pelleting and misting _____ germination
promote
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pre treatments of germination include abrasion&scarification, heat, smoke and ____
leaching
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large buds with small stem at the lower end surrounded by many fleshy leaves are called___
bulbs
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storage stems that resemble bulbs are called___
corms
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plants are able to ____ to different environments
adapt
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in seedling growth what is the term used for not allowing enough room for individual development and not allowing suffiecient air movement
overcrowding
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plants DO or DO NOT use all the wavelengths for growth
donot
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what is the type of plant that can survive in dry conditions by reducing water loss, gaining water
xerophytes
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the type of plant that has adapted to survive in changing tidal conditions with fresh water mixes with salt water is the
mangrove
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what is the plant that grows on branches or trunks of trees
epiphytes
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too much water on plants is called
leaching
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____ involves the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants
horticulture
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a plant that reproduces asexually
runners
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large woody swellings of the stem which occur below the surface of the soil
lignotubers
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special dormant vegetative structures which occur as swellings or buds along the trunk or branches
epicormicbud
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what plant shoots develop asexually from the bud after bushfires
epicormicbud
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there are two ways of cloning plants. one is vegetative propagation techniques such as cutting but what is the other cloning technique?
tissueculture
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the plant that is previously unknown genus from the age of dinosaurs that was undiscovered from tens of millions of years.it can also help with medical value, asethtics and native
wollemipine
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forms of life, occur in a given area, ability to adapt through large amount of genes can be called
biodiversity
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seed, zygote, gene banks and ____ help preserve genetics and ensure gene pools are not lost forever
gamete
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what do fruit have that vegetables dont
seeds
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Card 2
Front
What part of a plant absorbs water and dissolves minerals from the soil, & provides anchorage
Back
roots
Card 3
Front
what part of plant transports substances and products of photosynthesis through plant
Back
Card 4
Front
what part of plant carries out photosynthesis, gas exchange and transpiration of water
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