Chapter 8

Question 1

structures that anchor a plant without transport tissue to a surface

Answer 1

rhizoids

Question 2

small openings in the surface of most plant leaves

Answer 2

stomata

Question 3

plants that lack specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients

Answer 3

nonvascular plant

Question 4

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

Answer 4

gymnosperm

Question 5

specialized tissues, called vascular tissues, that transport water

Answer 5

vascular plant

Question 6

a plant the produces flowers and develops fruit

Answer 6

angiosperm

Question 7

the process that occururs 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 their leaves

Answer 11

transpiration

Question 12

a change in an organisms environment that cause a response

Answer 12

stimulus

Question 13

plant growth toward or away from an external stimulus

Answer 13

tropism