Chapter 3: Basic structures of organisms

Question 1

photosynthesis

Answer 1

the process by which plants use carbon dioxide and energy from sunlight to produce oxygen and sugar

Question 2

chloroplast

Answer 2

a structure in plant cells that stores chlorophyll

Question 3

chlorophyll

Answer 3

a green substance that allows plants to make their own food

Question 4

vascular

Answer 4

describes the system of tubes in certain plants that transports water and animals

Question 5

organ

Answer 5

a group of different tissues that join together to form one structure

Question 6

phloem

Answer 6

the tubes that carry sugar from a plant’s leaves to the rest of the plant

Question 7

xylem

Answer 7

the tubes that carry water and minerals from a plant’s roots to its leaves

Question 8

tissue

Answer 8

a group of the same kind of cells that work together to do a job

Question 9

vacuole

Answer 9

a part of a cell that stores water and nutrients

Question 10

cellular respiration

Answer 10

the process by which cells break down sugar to release energy, water, and carbon dioxide