Plants Study Guide
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- What part of the plant absorbs water, stores surplus food and anchors the plant?
- ROOTS
- What type of stem contains wood and bark?
- WOODY STEM
- What organelle contains chlorophyll?
- CHLOROPLASTS
- Plants use sex cells and spores to do what?
- REPRODUCE
- Into what two groups are all plants divided?
- VASCULAR and NONVASCULAR
- What type of plant moves materials from one part of the plant to another by diffusion and osmosis?
- NONVASCULAR PLANTS
- What type of plant moves materials from one part of the plant by diffusion, osmosis, and vascular tissue?
- VASCULAR PLANTS
- What species of plants must live in wet places because they lack a vascular system?
- MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS
- What is made of a young plant, stored food, and a seed coat?
- SEED
- When a seed begins to grow it...
- GERMINATES
- What type of seed plant reproduces with flowers and fruits?
- ANGIOSPERMS
- What is needed for photosynthesis?
- SUNLIGHT, CARBON DIOXIDE, and WATER
- When do other pigments besides chlorophyll become visible in plants?
- WHEN CHLOROPHYLL BREAKS DOWN
- Sun provides the energy that plants use during______
- PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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What is in pollen grains?
hint: they are the male cells for reproduction - SPERM CELLS
- Fertilization in plants begins after this takes place.
- POLLINATION
- What is the function of the stomata in plants?
- THEY LET CARBON DIOXIDE ENTER THE LEAF AND OXYGEN LEAVE THE LEAF
- Plants respond to light, gravity, and the change of season because they are all...
- STIMULUS
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What helps reduce water loss in trees by transpiration?
hint: this happens in the fall or before the dry season - TREES LOOSE THEIR LEAVES
- When is a seed dormant?
- WHEN IT IS FULLY DEVELOPED
- What is asexual reproduction?
- THE cREATION OF NEW PLANTS FROM STEM CUTTINGS OF THE SAME PARENT PLANT (THERE IS ONLY ONE PARENT)
- What is cellular respiration?
- THE PROCESS THAT CONVERTS ENERGY STORED IN FOOD INTO A FORM OF ENERGY THAT CELLS CAN USE.
- The ovule produces this for the plant.
- SEED
- Oxygen is a by product of what process?
- PHOTOSYNTHESIS
- What attracts pollinators to a flower?
- PETALS
- What part of the flower develops into a fruit?
- OVARY
- What color is chlorophyll?
- GREEN
- What part of the plant captures light energy from the sun to make food?
- LEAF