Kingdom Plantae

Question 1

classification of flowering plants

Answer 1

monocotyledons and dicotyledons

Question 2

cotyledon

Answer 2

seed leaf

Question 3

how many cotyledons in the seed in monocotyledons

Answer 3

1

Question 4

how many cotyledons in the seed in dicotyledons

Answer 4

2

Question 5

venation in leaves in monocotyledons

Answer 5

parallel

Question 6

venation in leaves in dicotyledons

Answer 6

reticulate (net-like)

Question 7

2 examples of monocotyledons

Answer 7

onions

grass

Question 8

2 examples of dicotyledons

Answer 8

pea, buttercup

Question 9

8 parts of a flowering plant

Answer 9

root stem leaf bud flower seed and fruit

Question 10

2 systems in a flowering plant

Answer 10

root system

shoot system

Question 11

root system

Answer 11

the underground part of the plant without leaves and buds

Question 12

3 functions of the root system

Answer 12

anchors the plant in the soil
absorbs water and minerals
some plants store food in the root eg. carrot, sugar beet

Question 13

shoot system

Answer 13

consist of stem with leaves, buds and flowers and fruit

Question 14

stem

Answer 14

main part of shoot system

Question 15

node

Answer 15

region of stem where leaf an bud are attached

Question 16

internide

Answer 16

part of stem between nodes

Question 17

terminal or apical bud

Answer 17

bud at the tip of the stem

causes growth in length of stem and formation of leaves, buds and flowers (sometimes)

Question 18

axillary or lateral bud

Answer 18

buds in the angle between leaf and stem that give rise to side branches and flowers

Question 19

5 functions of the stem

Answer 19

supports the aerial parts of the plant
transports food from leaves all around plant
transports H2O and minerals up to leaves
photosynthesis in green stems
stores food

Question 20

net or reticulate veins in leaves

Answer 20

a large midrib with smaller veins that branch to form a large network of veins. found in dicotyledons.

Question 21

parallel veins in leaves

Answer 21

several veins of equal size parallel to each other. found in monocotyledons

Question 22

5 functions of the leaf

Answer 22

photosynthesis 
transpiration
exchange of gases 
excretion 
storage

Question 23

transpiration

Answer 23

loss of water vapour

Question 24

what gases are exchanged in the leaf

Answer 24

O2 and CO2

Question 25

excretion from the leaf

Answer 25

CO2/O2

Question 26

how are substances excreted from the leaf

Answer 26

by diffusion

Question 27

where are substances excreted from

Answer 27

through the stomata

Question 28

what do the leaves store

Answer 28

food and water

Question 29

function of the flower

Answer 29

sexual reproduction

Question 30

sexual reproduction in the flower

Answer 30

formation of seeds and fruit

Question 31

example of a plant with a woody stem

Answer 31

horse-chesnut

Question 32

what type of tree is the horse-chesnut?

Answer 32

a deciduous tree

Question 33

deciduous

Answer 33

loses all of its leaves in the autumn

Question 34

stems without leaves

Answer 34

twigs

Question 35

terminal (apical) bud

Answer 35

for growth in length of the main ste

Question 36

sticky scale leaves

Answer 36

for protection

Question 37

lateral (axillary) buds

Answer 37

form side branches

Question 38

leaf scars

Answer 38

marks left on stem where leaves fall off

Question 39

girdle scars

Answer 39

left by the scale leaves of previous terminal buds, used to age the plant

Question 40

woody stem

Answer 40

gives support

Question 41

bark with cor

Answer 41

for protection

Question 42

lenticels

Answer 42

openings in the outer cork layer for gas exchange