1a. Ginkgo bilobaThese trees belong to which Phylum?
1b. These trees belong to which Class?
1c. These trees are dioecious (meaning that this species has both male and female trees) The female tree bears fruit. How many of these trees are female and how many are males?
1d. Are these trees deciduous or evergreen?
2a. Examine their leaves and any seed bearing parts. The two trees are:
Sophora japonica, or the Chinese scholar tree or the Japanese Pagoda tree; and the Ouercus robur, or the English Oak tree.
2b. Which tree has pod-like seeds?
2c. These trees belong to which Phylum?
2d. Are these trees deciduous or evergreens?
2e. Identify which tree has a compound leaf and which tree has a simple leaf.
2f. What type of seed does the English Oak produce?
3a. Gleditsia tricanthos These trees belong to what Phylum?
3b. Are they evergreens or deciduous trees?
3c. What type of leaves do these trees possess?
4a. The Northern White Cedar or American Arborvitae.
These trees belong to what Phylum?
4b. Are these trees deciduous or evergreens?
4c. What type of leaves do these trees possess?
4d. These trees belong to what Class?
5a. Pinus strobus This tree belongs to what Phylum and Class?
5b. For the Eastern White Pine can you identify the reproductive organ that this tree produces? Also can find any seeds produced by this tree?
5c. Is the Eastern White Pine a deciduous or evergreen?
5d. What type of leaf do they possess?
6a. Juniperus communis or Common Juniper. This plant belongs to what Phylum and Class?
6b. Can you find any seeds on this plant?
6c. Is the Common Juniper a deciduous or evergreen?
6d. What type of leaf do they possess?
7a. Tilia cordata or American Basswood or little leaf Linden Trees. These trees belong to what Phylum and Class?
7b. Are the leaves of these trees simple or compound?
7c. Are these trees deciduous or evergreen?
7d. Are these trees monocots or dicots? (Look at the veins in the leaves to make this determination)
1a. Ginkgo bilobaThese trees belong to which Phylum?
1b. These trees belong to which Class?
1c. These trees are dioecious (meaning that this species has both male and female trees) The female tree bears fruit. How many of these trees are female and how many are males?
1d. Are these trees deciduous or evergreen?
2a. Examine their leaves and any seed bearing parts. The two trees are:
Sophora japonica, or the Chinese scholar tree or the Japanese Pagoda tree; and the Ouercus robur, or the English Oak tree.
2b. Which tree has pod-like seeds?
2c. These trees belong to which Phylum?
2d. Are these trees deciduous or evergreens?
2e. Identify which tree has a compound leaf and which tree has a simple leaf.
2f. What type of seed does the English Oak produce?
3a. Gleditsia tricanthos These trees belong to what Phylum?
3b. Are they evergreens or deciduous trees?
3c. What type of leaves do these trees possess?
4a. The Northern White Cedar or American Arborvitae.
These trees belong to what Phylum?
4b. Are these trees deciduous or evergreens?
4c. What type of leaves do these trees possess?
4d. These trees belong to what Class?
5a. Pinus strobus This tree belongs to what Phylum and Class?
5b. For the Eastern White Pine can you identify the reproductive organ that this tree produces? Also can find any seeds produced by this tree?
5c. Is the Eastern White Pine a deciduous or evergreen?
5d. What type of leaf do they possess?
6a. Juniperus communis or Common Juniper. This plant belongs to what Phylum and Class?
6b. Can you find any seeds on this plant?
6c. Is the Common Juniper a deciduous or evergreen?
6d. What type of leaf do they possess?
7a. Tilia cordata or American Basswood or little leaf Linden Trees. These trees belong to what Phylum and Class?
7b. Are the leaves of these trees simple or compound?
7c. Are these trees deciduous or evergreen?
7d. Are these trees monocots or dicots? (Look at the veins in the leaves to make this determination)
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The large white part of a Brazil nut that people eat serves which of the following functions in nature?
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| D. It provides a water source for the developing embryo. 2. Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) usually has red flowers in an inflorescence of up to 250 flowers. In certain populations in the Arizona mountains, however, the flowers range from red to pink to white. In early summer, most (but not all) of the flowers were red. Six to eight weeks later, the same individual plants were still present; the flowers ranged from pink to white, and few red flowers were present. The major pollinators early in the season were two species of hummingbirds active during the day; they emigrated to lower elevations, and the major pollinator later in the season was a hawk moth (a type of moth). The hawk moth was most active at sunset and later, and it preferred light pink to white flowers after dark. When hummingbirds were present, more red flowers than white flowers produced fruit. When only hawk moths were present, more white flowers produced fruit (K. N. Paige and T. G. Whitham. 1985. Individual and population shifts in flower color by scarlet gilia: A mechanism for pollinator tracking. Science 227:315-17).
3. Mistletoe is a plant that lives on trees and gains nutrition from them (that is, it is a parasite). The fruit of the mistletoe is a one-seeded berry and is consumed by birds. In members of the genus Viscum, the outside of the seed is viscous (sticky), which permits the seed to adhere to surfaces such as the branches of host plants or the beaks of birds. What should be expected of the fruit if the viscosity of Viscum seeds is primarily an adaptation for dispersal rather than an adaptation for infecting host plant tissues? The fruit ________.
4. When a scientist describes the "body plan" of a phylum, he or she is implying that ________.
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