Chapter 8 Vocab- Science

Question 1

A green, photosynthetic pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria

Answer 1

Chlorophyll

Question 2

A low-growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue for transporting materials

Answer 2

Non-vascular plant

Question 3

A plant that has true vascular tissue for transporting materials

Answer 3

Vascular plant

Question 4

The plant structure that contains a young plant and a food supply inside a protective covering.

Answer 4

Seed

Question 5

The reproductive structure of an angiosperm

Answer 5

Flower

Question 6

The response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus

Answer 6

Tropism

Question 7

The ripened ovary and other structures of an angiosperm that enclose one or more seeds

Answer 7

Fruit

Question 8

The sprouting of the embryo out of a seed; occurs when the embryo resumes its growth following dormancy

Answer 8

Germination

Question 9

The transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures to female reproductive structures in plants

Answer 9

Pollination

Question 10

Tiny structure (male gametophyte) produced by seed plants that contain the cell that later becomes a sperm cell

Answer 10

Pollen