ABEKA Biology Chapters 1-7
axial skeleton - Answer-the division of the skeleton that includes the bones of the skull and spine
appendicular skeleton - Answer-the division of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle, pelvic
girdle, and appendages
brown algae - Answer-group of algae that includes kelps, rockwoods, and gulfweeds
saprophytes - Answer-an organism that obtains its nutrition from dead organism
gymnosperms - Answer-nonflowering plants that produce seeds formed by cones or cone-like
structures
genus - Answer-In a scientific name, the first word refers to this part of an organism
drupes - Answer-type of fruit consisting of an outer fleshy layer and an inner woody layer
heartwood - Answer-the older, inner wood of a stem that can no longer conduct sap but serves only as
support for the stem
, agent dispersal - Answer-the dispersal of dandelion seeds by the wind
osmosis - Answer-one-way diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane
seed production - Answer-the primary purpose of flowers to a plant
incomplete flower - Answer-a flower that lacks either sepals, petals, stamens, or pistils
pollination - Answer-the transfer of pollen from an anther to the stigma of a pistil
vegetative reproduction - Answer-the process of a new plant growing from a root, stem, or leaf of an
existing plant; ie: layering, grafting, budding
tropism - Answer-the growth response of a plant to a stimulus such as light or touch
angiosperms - Answer-refers to all flowering seed plants, which produce seeds that are covered by fruit
composite - Answer-plant family with flower heads that consist of disk and ray flowers
dicots - Answer-plants with two cotyledons per seed, branching veins, petals in multiples of 4 and 5, and
a taproot system
compound - Answer-a leaf having more than one blade on the petiole
deciduous - Answer-trees that lose their leaves each fall and are bare all winter
axial skeleton - Answer-the division of the skeleton that includes the bones of the skull and spine
appendicular skeleton - Answer-the division of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle, pelvic
girdle, and appendages
brown algae - Answer-group of algae that includes kelps, rockwoods, and gulfweeds
saprophytes - Answer-an organism that obtains its nutrition from dead organism
gymnosperms - Answer-nonflowering plants that produce seeds formed by cones or cone-like
structures
genus - Answer-In a scientific name, the first word refers to this part of an organism
drupes - Answer-type of fruit consisting of an outer fleshy layer and an inner woody layer
heartwood - Answer-the older, inner wood of a stem that can no longer conduct sap but serves only as
support for the stem
, agent dispersal - Answer-the dispersal of dandelion seeds by the wind
osmosis - Answer-one-way diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane
seed production - Answer-the primary purpose of flowers to a plant
incomplete flower - Answer-a flower that lacks either sepals, petals, stamens, or pistils
pollination - Answer-the transfer of pollen from an anther to the stigma of a pistil
vegetative reproduction - Answer-the process of a new plant growing from a root, stem, or leaf of an
existing plant; ie: layering, grafting, budding
tropism - Answer-the growth response of a plant to a stimulus such as light or touch
angiosperms - Answer-refers to all flowering seed plants, which produce seeds that are covered by fruit
composite - Answer-plant family with flower heads that consist of disk and ray flowers
dicots - Answer-plants with two cotyledons per seed, branching veins, petals in multiples of 4 and 5, and
a taproot system
compound - Answer-a leaf having more than one blade on the petiole
deciduous - Answer-trees that lose their leaves each fall and are bare all winter
