Short Answer
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Describe four different ways that seeds can be dispersed.
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2.
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Explain the role that stomata play in leaves.
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3.
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Describe the structure of a female cone.
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4.
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What is the difference between pollination and fertilization?
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5.
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What role does a fruit play in an angiosperm’s life cycle?
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6.
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What role do plant hormones play in phototropism?
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7.
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How can the use of hydroponics help increase the amount of food that can be
grown on Earth?
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8.
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Sometimes undersea volcanoes erupt, and new islands form far away from other
land masses. Years later, seed plants may be found growing on those islands. How can the presence of
those plants be explained?
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9.
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When a strip of bark is removed all the way around the trunk of a tree, the tree
dies. Explain why.
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10.
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Pesticides are designed to kill harmful insects. Sometimes, however, pesticides
kill helpful insects as well. What effect could this have on angiosperms?
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11.
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Explain why people who grow houseplants on windowsills should turn the plants
every week or so.
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12.
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Use what you know about multiples to determine which flower is a monocot and
which is a dicot: a flower with nine petals; a flower with ten petals. Explain.
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13.
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 Why do you think the transpiration
rate increases and decreases as it does during the 18-hour period?
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14.
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 Based on the graph, what is one
conclusion you can reach about the pattern of water loss and gain in the ash tree?
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