Lesson 2-Wisconsin Fast Plants

Question 1

Embryo

Answer 1

tiny beginning of a plant

Question 2

Seed

Answer 2

an embryo that stores nutrients; a protective coat; will eventually germinate

Question 3

Endosperm

Answer 3

food storing tissue

Question 4

Cotyledon

Answer 4

seed leaf

Question 5

Dormant

Answer 5

inactive stage

Question 6

Crucifers

Answer 6

Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, fast plants

Question 7

Process of Germination

Answer 7

1) root emerges from seed
2) primary roots grow downward
3) secondary roots form and move towards the surface, they will collect nutrients
4) water enters through the secondary roots and cause the packed cells to elongate and the stem will grow upward
5) cotyledons are dragged to the surface
6) seeds sense light and expand

Question 8

Monocot

Dicot

Answer 8

Uses energy

Transfers energy

Question 9

Monocot (seed picture)

Dicot

Answer 9

1 seed leaf

2 seed leaves

Question 10

Monocot (ex.)

Dicot

Answer 10

Bamboo, grass

Beans, peanuts

Question 11

Monocot (roots)

Dicot

Answer 11

Small branching fibers

One large central root

Question 12

Monocot (stem)

Dicot

Answer 12

Bundles of veins scattered randomly

Bundles of veins arranged in a circle

Question 13

Monocot (flowers)

Dicot

Answer 13

Lily, day flower (# of leaves have to be a multiple of 3)

Rose, fast plant

Question 14

Germination

Answer 14

process of a seed becoming a plant