Chapter 6 Review Flashcards
The first root that emerges from a seed is called a
primary root
when plants are classified by how they transport water, scientists group them as
vascular or nonvascular
Angiosperms are usually classified by their seed structure as either
monocots or dicots
__________ plants can live for three or more years
perennial
Mosses have small, rootlike structures called
rhizoids
__________ plants need two growing seasons to fully develop
Biennial
Ferns and horsetails grow from underground stems called
rhizomes
Be able to label various plants as dicot or monocot
See page 144 in your text for examples
What type of plants have soft, green stems
herbaceous
Trees can grow wider because the cambium cells produce more __________ & ____________
xylem & phloem
cycads, ginkgoes, gnetophytes and conifers are all types of
gymnosperms
What types of roots grow straight down into the soil
taproot
An annual grows, flowers, and produces seeds in how many growing seasons?
one
Monocots usually have a ___________ root
fibrous
What type of tubes carry sugars and food throughout the plant
phloem
