Chapter 3 : Plants & Plant Growth Flashcards
1
Q
plants that have tubes to transport water, nutrients, and sugar
A
vascular plant
2
Q
a tube that carries water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves
A
xylem
3
Q
a tube that carries sugar from the leaves to the rest of the plant
A
phloem
4
Q
plants that lack tissues and tubes
A
nonvascular plants
5
Q
a growth response of a plant to its environment
A
tropism
6
Q
the growth response of plants to light
A
phototropism
7
Q
the growth response of plants’ roots to gravity
A
gravitropism
8
Q
the first step in angiosperm reproduction
A
pollination
9
Q
ripened ovary of a flowering plant
A
fruit
