3rd quarter test

Question 1

water enters the plants through the

Answer 1

roots

Question 2

water moves up plants by transporting through the

Answer 2

Xylem

Question 3

Water moves out of plants by exiting through the

Answer 3

Leaves

Question 4

Water passes in & out of leaves through small openings called

Answer 4

Stomata

Question 5

Cells with many air spaces between them are in the palisade layer

Answer 5

false

Question 6

Please identify 3 characteristics of a moss

Answer 6

has rhizoids, in may climates, nonvascular, like green carpet

Question 7

Identify 3 characteristics of a fern

Answer 7

in tropical or desert. seedless vascular, has rhizomes, has fronds

Question 8

identify 1 characteristic of a gymnosperm

Answer 8

produce seeds, non-flowering

Question 9

identify 1 characteristic of an angiosperm

Answer 9

produce seeds, have flowers

Question 10

identify 1 characteristic of a monocot

Answer 10

parallel venation, floral parts in 3 and 6

Question 11

identify 1 characteristic of a dicot

Answer 11

netted venation, floral parts in 4 and 5

Question 12

describe 4 structures of leaves

Answer 12

epidermis protects the dermis, xylem transports water, phloem transports sugar, blade is the flat part of the leaf, petiole connects the blade to the stem

Question 13

describe 4 structures of roots

Answer 13

epidermis protects the dermis, xylem transports water, phloem transports sugar, cortex absorbs water and minerals, the root caps cover the root tip and protects it

Question 14

describe 4 structures of stems

Answer 14

nodes are where the leaves grow form he plant, lentils are tiny openings that exchange gasses, the cork cambium produces cork cells, the vascular cambium produces xylem and phloem

Question 15

describe 4 structures of flowers

Answer 15

petal is the colorful part of the flower, the stamen is the male reproductive part, the pistol is the female reproductive part, the sepal is the outer covering of the developing flower

Question 16

describe 4 structures of seeds

Answer 16

the coat is the outer layer of a seed, the radical is the first root like structure of the seed, the endosperm stores food and nourishes the embryo, the hilum is a scar on the seed from it breaking from the ovary wall