Chapter 2 lesson

Question 1

A thin covering made up of cells. It protects the root tip as it grows into the soil.

Answer 1

root cap

Question 2

Threadlike parts of cells on the surface of a root.

Answer 2

root hair

Question 3

The outer most layer of a root, stem, or leaf.

Answer 3

epidermis

Question 4

A layer just inside the epidermis of roots and stems. It stores food.

Answer 4

cortex

Question 5

A tissue through which water and minerals flow up the plant

Answer 5

xylem

Question 6

A tissue through which food from the leaves moves down the plant.

Answer 6

phloem

Question 7

A layer that separates the xylem from the phloem. The cambium is where the new xylem and phloem are produced.

Answer 7

cambium

Question 8

The loss of water through a plants leaves

Answer 8

transpiration

Question 9

Food making process in green plants

Answer 9

photosynthesis

Question 10

The release of energy in plants and animals from food

Answer 10

respiration

Question 11

What a living thing does as a result of stimulus

Answer 11

response

Question 12

Something in the environment that causes a living thing to react

Answer 12

stimulus

Question 13

The response of a plant toward or away from stimulus

Answer 13

tropism

Question 14

A characteristic that enables a living thing to survive in its environment

Answer 14

adaptation