Chapter 8

Question 1

a structure that anchors a nonvascular plant to a surface

Answer 1

rhizoids

Question 2

a small opening in the epidermis, or surface layer, of a leaf

Answer 2

stomata

Question 3

a plant that lacks specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients

Answer 3

nonvascular plant

Question 4

a plant that has specialized tissues, called vascular tissues, that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant

Answer 4

vascular plant

Question 5

a plant that produces seeds that are not part of a flower

Answer 5

gymnosperm

Question 6

a plant that produces flowers and develops fruit

Answer 6

angiosperm

Question 7

the process that occurs when pollen grains land on a female reproductive structure of a plant that is the same species as the pollen grains

Answer 7

pollination

Question 8

a period of no growth

Answer 8

dormancy

Question 9

female reproductive organ of a flower

Answer 9

pistil

Question 10

the male reproductive organ of a flower

Answer 10

stamen

Question 11

the process by which plants release water vapor through the leaves

Answer 11

transpiration

Question 12

a change in an organism’s enviorment that causes a response

Answer 12

stimulus

Question 13

plant growth toward or away from an external stimulus

Answer 13

tropism