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Biol 232

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These plants have xylem & phloem for transport   vascular plants  
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Nonvascular plants are called what?   bryophytes  
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Which plant species belongs to the phylum Hepatophyta ?   Liverworts  
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Which plant species belongs to the phylum Anthocerophyta ?   Hornworts  
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Which plant species belongs to the phylum Bryophyta ?   Mosses  
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These plants can have seeds and also be seedless   vascular plants  
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Club mosses and their relatives are known as this:   lycophytes  
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Ferns and their relatives are known as this:   Pterophytes  
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Lycophytes & Pterophytes are what type of vascular plants ?   seedless  
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This is the embryo and nutrients that is surrounded by a protective coat   Seed  
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These plants have naked seeds that are not enclosed by ovaries and consist of four phyla: Gingkophyta, Coniferophyta, Gnetophyta, and Cycadophyta   Gymnosperms  
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These are flowering plants   Angiosperms  
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Characteristics of a _________ plant are: life cycles with dominant sporophytes, xylem/phloem, and well-developed roots and leaves   vascular  
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Which plants require water for fertilization   gymnosperms & angiosperms  
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There is only one living species in this phyla   gingkophyta  
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This phyla includes coniferous plants   Coniferophyta  
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This phyla has three genera: Gnetum, Ephedra, and Welwitschia   Gnetophyta  
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This phyla includes cycads   Cycadophyta  
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All _______ are classified in one phylum, Anthophyta   angiosperms  
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Which plant structure is specialized for sexual reproduction   angiosperm  
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dandelions, maples, pine seeds, tumbleweed, and cottonwood are all plants that aid in which type of pollination   wind-seed dispersal  
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wheat, rice, maize, potatoes, cassava, and sweet potatoes come from what type of plants ?   angiosperms  
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This encloses the flower   sepals  
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These are brightly colored and are used to attract pollinators (birds, insects, animals)   petals  
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These produce pollen on their terminal anthers   Stamen  
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the male reproductive part   stamen  
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These produces ovules   Carpels  
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A group of carpels is called the:   pistil  
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the female reproductive parts   Carpels/pistil  
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_____ is the microgametophyte   pollen  
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______ is the megagametophyte   Embryo sac  
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These complete their lifecycle in 1 growing season, have a long blooming season, and must be replanted each year   Annuals  
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Petunias, marigolds, cabbage, and okra are all examples of what type of plants ?   annuals  
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These grow for three or more years and have a shorter blooming season   perennials  
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Lilies, tulips, black-eyed susan, purple coneflower, and all trees and shrubs are examples of what type of plants   perennials  
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These typically consists of a mature ovary but can also include other flower parts, protect seeds and aid in their dispersal, and can either be fleshy or dry   Fruits  
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These trees loose all leaves for part of the year, the leaves usually turn color in the fall (real color), and are green from presence of chlorophyll   deciduous  
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These trees maintain their leaves/needles throughout all seasons and leaves are replaced by new ones when they fall off, green color is always present   evergreen (coniferous)  
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Roots rely on sugar produced by photosynthesis in the _____ system   shoot  
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Shoots rely on water & minerals absorbed by the ____ system   root  
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These are multicellular organs that anchor the plant, absorb minerals/water, and store organic nutrients   roots  
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Water and mineral absorption occurs near the what ?   root hairs  
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This system involves one main vertical root and gives rise to lateral roots, or branch roots   taproot system  
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This system has thin lateral roots with no main root   fibrous root system  
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seedless vascular plants and monocots have this system   fibrous root system  
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These breathe air in habitats that have waterlogged soil; black mangrove swamps   Pnematophores  
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These have an alternating system of nodes, internodes, an axillary bud, and an apical bud   shoots (stems)  
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The points at which leaves are attached   nodes  
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The stem segments between nodes   internodes  
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A structure that has the potential to form a lateral shoot, or branch   axillary bud  
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The terminal bud that is located near the shoot tip and causes elongation of a young shoot   apical bud  
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The main photosynthetic organ of most vascular plants which consists of a flattened blade and a stalk called the petiole   leaf  
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Joins the leaf to a node of the stem   petiole (stalk)  
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These have parallel veins   monocots  
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These have branching veins   eudicots  
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This is the analysis of tree ring growth patterns, and can be used to study past climate change   Dendrochronology  
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As a tree or woody shrub ages, the older layers of secondary xylem, the ________, no longer transport water and minerals   heartwood  
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the older layer of secondary xylem, heartwood is replaced by the _______ for material transport through the xylem   sapwood  
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The outmost type of ground tissue which functions for storage/support   cortex  
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This is made up of xylem, phloem, and fiber cells (support)   vascular bundle  
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The innermost type of ground tissue which functions for storage in roots and support in stems   Pith  
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This is the site of growth   vascular cambium  
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Dicot stems w/ herbaceous tissues that grow by stem elongation have what type of growth ?   primary growth  
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Dicot stems w/ woody tissues that grow by increasing girth have what type of growth ?   secondary growth  
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This stem has scattered vascular bundles   monocot  
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This stem has a ring of vascular bundles   eudicot  
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This is water & nutrient transporting tissue   xylem  
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This is evaporation of water from leaves (through stomata)   Transpiration  
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Transpiration pulls _____ up through _____, into _____, out ____   water, roots, xylem, leaf  
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This opens and closes to control gas exchange & water loss   stomata  
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The guard cells of stomata control what ?   transpiration  
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This transports sugars by translocation   Phloem  
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Moving substances from high concentration to low concentration   translocation  
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This is the plant embryonic tissue that never stops growing   Meristem  
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This is the drain on water resources in arid regions; lowering aquifers   irrigation  
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This is black/dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles   soil  
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How can soil be described ?   by texture, depth, and by chemical properties  
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What are the three types of soil in range of size (largest to smallest) ?   sand, silt, clay  
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What are the four layers of soil ?   organic, surface soil, subsoil, and parent rock  
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This layer of soil consists of living organisms & humus, also the decaying organic material   Layer O: Organic  
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This layer of soil is topsoil consisting of mostly humus and some minerals, roots are present   Layer A: Surface soil  
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This layer of soil consists of iron, clay, aluminum, and organic compounds   Layer B: Subsoil  
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Layer C or soil is known as?   parent rock  
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At which layer of soil is water & nutrients taken in?   Layer A: Surface soil  
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Cations taken up from topsoil (surface soil) are taken up by the what ?   root hairs  
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These adhere to negatively charged soil particles which prevents them from leaching out of the soil through percolating groundwater   Cations  
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During __________, cations are displaced from soil particles by other cations   cation exchange  
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__________ cations enter the soil solution and can be taken up by plant roots   Displaced  
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This replaces mineral nutrients lost from the soil   Fertilization  
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If leaves are completely green, they are:   Healthy  
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If leaves are more purple than green, they are:   phosphate deficient  
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If leaves are more reddish-yellow, they are:   potassium-deficient  
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If leaves are more yellow- greenish with a tint of red, they are?   nitrogen-deficient  
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Erosion is reduced by planting trees as _______, and practicing _______________   windbreaks, no-till agriculture  
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These leave crop residues standing for winter cover and crops are grown w/ minimal cultivation of the soil   conservation tillage (no-till agriculture)  
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crops with higher organic matter do what ?   use water more efficiently  
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conservation tillage= ?   higher soil quality  
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Using plants to "detox" soils, removing radioactive Cesium-137, Uranium, and Stronium-90 (e.g. sunflowers)   Phytoremediation  
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What three things remove radioactive contaminants and heavy metals from soils and groundwater?   india mustard, cabbage, and broccoli  
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When dead plants provide energy needed by soil-dwelling microorganisms, this is called:   Bacterio-remediation  
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This is the layer of soil bound to the plant's roots ?   rhizosphere  
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This has high microbial activity because of sugars, amino acids, and organic acids secreted by roots   rhizosphere  
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Land plants are informally grouped based on what ?   Presence/absence of vascular tissue  
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Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are what type of plants?   Nonvascular plants  
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Conifers (evergreens) & flowering plants have what compared to ferns ?   SEEDS  
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These three phyla of small herbaceous (nonwoody) plants are bryophytes   Hepatophyta, Anthocerophyta, and Bryophyta  
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These are naked seed plants, conifers   Gymnosperms  
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These type of plants have micropyle, nucellus, megasporocyte, and 1 ring of integument   Gymnosperms  
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These type of plants have micropyle, nucellus, and a megasporocyte, but have 2 rings of integument, a funiculus, and seeds are protected by a coat   Angiosperms  
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Club mosses, spike mosses, and quillworts are all what ?   Lycophytes  
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Ferns, whisk ferns, and horsetails are all what ?   Pterophytes  
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For ferns, mature gametophytes are haploid whereas mature sporophytes are what ?   Diploid (2n)  
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Vascular plants with seeds have ______ gametophytes   Reduced  
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Reduced gametophytes, ___________, ovules, pollen, and seeds are all derived traits of seed plants. What’s missing ?   Heterospory  
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This gives rise to a male gametophyte   Microspore  
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This gives rise to a female gametophyte   Megaspore  
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These type of plants have reduced (usually microscopic) gametophytes that are dependent on surrounding sporophyte (dominant) tissue for nutrition   Seed plants  
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These type of plants have reduced, independent (photosynthetic and free-living) gametophytes but sporophytes are still dominant   Ferns and other SEEDLESS vascular plants  
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These type of plants have dominant gametophytes, but have reduced sporophytes that are dependent on gametophytes for nutrition   Mosses and other NONvascular plants  
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Gymnosperm seeds are present in the cone whereas angiosperm seeds are present where ?   Enclosed in the fruit  
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For what plants is water required for fertilization ?   Mosses & ferns  
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Which type of plants don’t require water for fertilization ?   Gynosperms & angiosperms  
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Mangroves, nutrient poor soils, shallow soils, and shallow root systems have what type of roots ?   Horizontal (buttress)  
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These type of roots are stress avoiding, found in mangroves & tropics   Adventitious (aerial)  
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This is the swollen tip of the stolon   Tuber  
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Where are tree rings visible and what are they used for ?   Where late & early wood meet, used to estimate tree’s age  
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What happens to the older secondary phloem ?   Sloughs off & does not accumulate  
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These are the layers below the epidermis   Collenchyma  
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While secondary phloem sloughs off, what happens to secondary xylem (inside) ?   Becomes wood  
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Where is the vascular cambium located?   Between the xylem & phloem  
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This part of the tree consists of living phloem and the periderm which breaks down into the cork cambium & cork   Bark  
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When does water go out? Is it when the stoma is opening or closing ?   Closing  
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These were used in areas that were contaminated with Zinc, Copper, and Lead   Tomato plants  
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These were used to remove explosive material   Duckweed & parrot feather  
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The inoculation of seeds with rhizobacteria can do what ?   Increase crop yields  
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Plants provide sugar for fungus and fungus does what in return ?   Increases the surface area for water uptake & mineral absorption  
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Some invasive species disrupt interactions between what?   Native plants & their mycorrhizal fungi  
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This appears as a bright yellow open cone and is ready for pollination. For ‘beef’ tomatoes, 3-5 flowers should be allowed to develop on a healthy truss   Mature flower  
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These are denoted by the appearance of bruises on the anther cone left by bumble bees clamping onto and pollinating the flower   Fertilized flower  
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At this point, flower petals and anthers die and fall away as a pea sized green fruit appear at each termination of the flower truss. Typically, it takes 45-50 more days from this point before fruit is ready to harvest   Fruit set  
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As a fruit enlarges, it remains light green in color and very firm (high turgor pressure). The fruit closest to the plant stem is the most mature, and thus largest in size   Immature fruit  
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This type of plant has one cotyledon, pollen grains with one opening, and their floral organs are usually in multiples of three   Monocot  
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This type of plant has two cotyledons, pollen grains with three openings, and their floral organs are usually in multiples of four or five   (Eu)dicot  
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