biology reading quiz (pg. 19-22)

Question 1

living things comprised of more than one cell

Answer 1

multicelluar organisms

Question 2

a group of structures designed to function together as a unit to perform a specific job for an organism

Answer 2

system

Question 3

How many systems are there? Name 3.

Answer 3

11 ; cardiovascular, skeletal, respiratory

Question 4

part of the plant that is ordinarily underground

Answer 4

root system

Question 5

part of the plant that is usually above ground

Answer 5

shoot system

Question 6

a structure within a system that has a definite form and performs a definite function for the system

Answer 6

organ

Question 7

the flat portion of the leaf

Answer 7

the blade

Question 8

carry food and water throughout the blade

Answer 8

veins

Question 9

attaches the blade to the stem

Answer 9

petiole

Question 10

leaves that lack a petiole

Answer 10

sessile

Question 11

small leaf-like structures that helped to cover the lief when it was developing

Answer 11

stipules

Question 11

contain developing leaf or stem structures

Answer 11

buds

Question 12

more than one blade on every petiole

Answer 12

compound

Question 12

when there are three or more leaves growing from each node

Answer 12

whorld

Question 12

only one leaf grows from each node in an alternating pattern up the branch

Answer 12

alternate

Question 12

one blade on every petiole

Answer 12

simple compound

Question 13

Cluster of leaves growing around the base (and why is it named this?)

Answer 13

rosette; named because it resembles a rose

Question 14

how do individual leaves orient themselves?

Answer 14

each blade is at a 90 degree angle

Question 15

the growth response of a plant stimulated to light

Answer 15

phototropism

Question 16

how many systems does a plant have?

Answer 16

2; root system and shoot system