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Date : May 14, 2014 Page : Table of Contents p.17 Vocabulary: Last 3 pages Warm-ups (all) Front Cover W.O.D : Monocot – “one seed leaf;” fibrous roots, parallel veins, and flowers with 3x petals. . Warm-Up Question : Name a common monocot .
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Date: May 14, 2014Page: Table of Contents p.17 Vocabulary: Last 3 pages Warm-ups (all) Front CoverW.O.D: Monocot – “one seed leaf;” fibrous roots, parallel veins, and flowers with 3x petals. . Warm-Up Question: Name a commonmonocot.
What is an angiosperm? • Angiosperms are flowering plants
How are roots different? • Monocot roots are fibrous. • Dicot roots are taproots.
How are leaves different? • Monocots have parallel veins in their leaves. • Dicots have net-like veins in their leaves.
How are flowers different? • Monocots have petal in multiples of 3. • Dicots have petals in multiples of 4 or 5.
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Factors needed for germination • Water –activates hormones and enzymes seed swelling and bursting of seed coat • Oxygen- many metabolic reactions needed for aerobic respiration; no metabolic activities? no germination • Suitable temperature- enzyme activity requires optimum temperatures
Reflection: • Whichplantssurvivedbest in ourlab?