Chapter Eight

Question 1

rhizoids

Answer 1

a structure that anchors a nonvascular plant to a suface

Question 2

stomata

Answer 2

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

Question 3

nonvascular plant

Answer 3

a plant that lacks specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients

Question 4

vascular plant

Answer 4

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

Question 5

gymnosperm

Answer 5

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

Question 6

angiosperm

Answer 6

a plant that produces flowers and develops fruit

Question 7

pollination

Answer 7

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

Question 8

dormancy

Answer 8

a period of no growth

Question 9

pistil

Answer 9

a female reproductive organ of a flower

Question 10

stamen

Answer 10

the male reproductive organ of a flower

Question 11

transpiration

Answer 11

the process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves

Question 12

stimulus

Answer 12

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

Question 13

tropism

Answer 13

plant growth toward or away from an external stimulus