FLASHCARD 5: Science: Order & Design (Sections 2.5–2.6)

Front

The stalk attaching a leaf to a branch is the __?__.

Back

petiole

Front

While walking in the park, Priya finds a leaf like the one illustrated. She wonders what kind of margin it has. The illustrated leaf has a(n) ____ margin.

Back

toothed

Front

Mia is studying different types of leaves in her biology class. She finds this leaf and wonders about its structure. This leaf is ____ compound. Options: pinnately, palmately, digitately, ternately.

Back

pinnately

Front

This leaf is ____ compound.

Back

pinnately

Front

What type of leaf venation is characteristic of monocots with veins that run side by side from the base to the tip?

Back

parallel

Front

Which group of plants is considered the most important? Options: pea family, grass family, rose family, amaryllis family.

Back

grass family

Front

While helping Mia in her garden, you notice a plant with an opposite leaf arrangement and tell her that it has three or more leaves growing from the same node on a stem.

Back

whorled

Front

Are leaves that are attached directly to the stem without a stalk called sessile leaves?

Back

true

Front

What is the stalk attaching a leaf to a branch called?

Back

petiole

Front

The edge of a leaf is called the ___?

Back

margin