Biology - TEST 2 (fill in blank)

Question 1

name for young plant that is able to survive without its cotyledons

Answer 1

seedling

Question 2

plants that have nonwoody stems

Answer 2

herbaceous

Question 3

this part of the stamen produces pollen grains

Answer 3

anther

Question 4

the transfer of pollen from the stamen to the top of the pistil

Answer 4

pollination

Question 5

this type of plant reproduction does not involve flowers, seeds, or fruit

Answer 5

vegetative (reproduction)

Question 6

the parts of a flower that attract pollinators

Answer 6

petals

Question 7

tiny one-celled reproductive structures found on plants such as ferns

Answer 7

spores

Question 8

the place where a leaf attaches to the stem

Answer 8

node

Question 9

this forms after a pollen grain reaches a flower, and sperm cell travels to egg cell

Answer 9

pollen tube

Question 10

this carries water from root hairs upward to the leaves

Answer 10

xylem

Question 11

the type of flowers usually found in the center of a composite flower head

Answer 11

disk

Question 12

water is absorbed through the cell membrane of the root hairs by…

Answer 12

osmosis

Question 13

the storage cells that surround a root’s transport tubes form the…

Answer 13

cortex

Question 14

birds and other animals can aid in this type of dispersal of seeds

Answer 14

agent (dispersal)

Question 15

plants without vascular systems are called…

Answer 15

bryophytes

Question 16

the three main parts of a seed are the embryo, endosperm, and this…

Answer 16

seed coat

Question 17

growth of a plant in length is this type of growth

Answer 17

primary

Question 18

the upward force in the transport tubes produced by water entering the root hairs

Answer 18

root pressure

Question 19

essay: contrast the four major characteristics of monocots (M) and dicots (D)

Answer 19

1. M=one cotyledon; D=two
2. M=long, slender leaf; parallel veins
   D=broad leaves with branching veins
3. M= petals in groups of 3
   D= petals in groups of 4 or 5
4. M=fibrous root system
   D=taproot system