Chapter 10 study guide

Question 1

consists of tubelike structures inside a plant through which water, minerals, and food move

Answer 1

vascular tissue

Question 2

the fertilized egg

Answer 2

zygote

Question 3

asexual reproduction in plants

Answer 3

vegetative reproduction

Question 4

a waxy waterproof layer that covers the leaves of most plants

Answer 4

cuticle

Question 5

Plants that lack a well-developed system of tubes for transporting water and other materials

Answer 5

nonvascular plant

Question 6

plants with true vascular tissue

Answer 6

vascular plant

Question 7

in this stage, the plant produces spores, tiny cells that can grow into new organism

Answer 7

sporophyte

Question 8

in this stage, the plant produces sex cells or gametes

Answer 8

gametophyte

Question 9

anchor the moss and absorb water and nutrients from the soil

Answer 9

rhizoid

Question 10

a fern’s leaves

Answer 10

frond

Question 11

the vascular tissue through which food moves

Answer 11

phloem

Question 12

he vascular tissue in which water and minerals travel

Answer 12

xylem

Question 13

tiny structures that contain the cells that will later become sperm cells

Answer 13

pollen

Question 14

a structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering

Answer 14

seed

Question 15

a young plant that develops from the zygote, or a fertilized egg

Answer 15

embryo

Question 16

seed leaves

Answer 16

cotyledon

Question 17

occurs when the the embryo begins to grow again and pushes out of the seed

Answer 17

germination

Question 18

.protects the root from injury from rocks as the root grows through the soil

Answer 18

root cap

Question 19

the layer of cells in bark that produces new phloem and xylem

Answer 19

cambium

Question 20

the process by which water evaporates from leaves

Answer 20

transpiration

Question 21

a seed plant that produces naked seeds

Answer 21

gymnosperm

Question 22

gymnosperm reproductive structure

Answer 22

cone

Question 23

a structure that contains an ovum, or egg cell

Answer 23

ovule

Question 24

the transfer of pollen from a male reproductive structure to a female reproductive structure

Answer 24

pollination

Question 25

a flowering plant

Answer 25

angiosperm

Question 26

reproductive structure of an angiosperm

Answer 26

flower

Question 27

leaflike structures that enclose a flower bud

Answer 27

sepal

Question 28

leaf like colorful structures that are the most colorful part of a flower

Answer 28

petal

Question 29

the male reproductive structures

Answer 29

stamen

Question 30

the female parts of a flower

Answer 30

pistil

Question 31

a hollow structure which protects the seeds as they develop and contains one or more ovules

Answer 31

ovary

Question 32

a ripened ovary and other structures that enclose one or more seeds

Answer 32

fruit

Question 33

angiosperms that have only one seed leaf

Answer 33

monocot

Question 34

produce seeds with two leaves

Answer 34

dicot