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lecture 22
Question | Answer |
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largest tree | Giant swquoia |
largest fungus | Armillaria |
largest clonal tree | Quaking aspen |
oldest tree | bristlecone pine |
cacti rehydrate fully in | one day |
resurrection plants | can survive dehydration for months or years |
Baobab tree | has leaves in wet season and sheds leaves in dry season |
Thorn trees in africa get water from | aquifers |
coco de mer | produces the largest wild fruit and the heaviest seed |
orchids have | the smallest seeds |
plants are protected by | hairs wax, sugar lowers the freezing point of water |
fig flowers are | inside out |
largest undivided leaf is in | Rhubarb (gunnera Manicata) |
largest aquatic plant | Giant Amazonian waterlily (Victoria amazonica) |
VOC message | volatile organic compounds released by one plant to warn another of attack |