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flowers that smell like rotting meat to attract flies
rafflesia
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what is the definition of a fruit?
a mature ovary
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what does the ovary of a flower develop into after fertilization?
fruit
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what does the ovule become?
a seed
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what are the 2 major groups of angiosperms?
monocots and eudicots
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compare monocots and eudicots in embryo
monocot- 1 cotyledon, eudicot- 2 cotyledon
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what is a cotyledon?
seed leaf
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compare leaf venation in mono and eu
monocot- veins usually parallel, eudicot- veins usually netlike
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compare mono and eu in flowers
monocot- flower organs in multiples of 3, eudicot- floral organs in multiples of 4 or 5
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compare mono and eu in roots
monocot- root system usually fibrous (no main root), eudicot- tap root (main root) usually present
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what are some examples of monocots
palms, grasses, corns, lillies, orchids
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examples of eudicots?
fruit trees, beans, sunflowers, mimosa, evening primrose, sugar beet, soybean, bean, banana
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what can plants be used for?
primary producers, food, clothes, building materials, medicine
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how are plants primary producers?
synthesize organic materials from inorganic ones taking up CO2 and releasing O2
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what is atropine used for and common name?
belladonna- dilating eyes
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ephedrine
ephedra- easing nasal congestion
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menthol
japanese mint-relieves coughing
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morphine
opium poppy- relieves pain
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quinine
conchona bark-treatment of malaria
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taxol
pacific yew-treats ovarian and breast cancers
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what are some examples of "killer plants"
venus fly trap, trumpet pitcher, bladderwort, sundew
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