Arborists' Study Guide Vocab Chapter 2-Tree ID pt. 1

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Across
  1. 2. phylum. Taxonomic group below the kingdom level but above the class level
  2. 4. taxonomic group under the order level and above the genus level
  3. 5. plant with two cotyledons in its embryo; netted or palmate leaf veins; and flowers with three, four, or five petals, or petals in multiples of these numbers
  4. 6. cone-bearing tree or other plant that has its seeds in a structure called a cone
  5. 9. primary taxonomic group, separating plants from animals
  6. 10. plant resulting from a cross between two or more other plants that are more or less alike
  7. 11. tree or plant that sheds it leaves
  8. 14. taxonomic group, composed of species having similar fundamental traits. Botanical classification under the family level and above the specific epithet level
  9. 17. pertaining to bud or leaf arrangement, one leaf or bud at each node, situated at alternating positions along the stem. In this arrangement, the leaves are not directly across from each other
  10. 18. term describing a leaf margin without teeth
  11. 19. taxonomic group below the division level but above the order level
  12. 20. tip of the leaf blade
Down
  1. 1. groups of plants within a species having distinct variations that occur sporadically and naturally
  2. 3. diagnostic aid to help identify plants and other organisms
  3. 7. plants with exposed seeds, usually within cones
  4. 8. leaves of a plant
  5. 12. leaf with two or more leaflets
  6. 13. cultivated variety of a plant. Cannot be reproduced without human assistance. Usually propagated asexually (cloned)
  7. 15. bottom part of a leaf blade
  8. 16. plants with seeds borne in an ovary
  9. 20. outer edge of the leaf blade