Mini Unit: Plants

Question 1

Gametophyte

Answer 1

Haploid (1 set of chromosomes)

Question 2

Sporophyte

Answer 2

Diploid (Full set of chromosomes)

Question 3

Bryophytes

Answer 3

first to move on land

Question 4

Ferns

Answer 4

xylem +phloem that can move materials throughout the plant

Question 5

Gymnosperms (Conifers)

Answer 5

seeds allowing them to protect that embrophyte

Question 6

Angiosperms

Answer 6

pollinated by insects, wind

Question 7

Auxin

Answer 7

A chemical that will move to the shady side of a plant, loosens the cellulose in the cell wall to make cells grow and bend in the opposite direction

Question 8

Cytokinins

Answer 8

A hormone that causes cells to divide

Question 9

Gibberellins

Answer 9

Controls yearly cycles of plants

Question 10

Abscisic Acid

Answer 10

Determines when its time to cut off leaves and fall, stops fruit formation, stops transpiration

Question 11

Ethylene

Answer 11

A gas used in a positive feedback loop, causing fruit to ripen when this gas is given off by 1 ripening fruit

Question 12

Dicot

Answer 12

Leaf veins branch out, 4-5 petals, long/deep roots

Question 13

Monocot

Answer 13

Leaf veins vertical-parallel, petals in multiples of 3, net like root system

Question 14

Root system

Answer 14

growth below the ground

Question 15

Shoot system

Answer 15

growth above ground

Question 16

Epidermis (Guard Cells)

Answer 16

surrounds stomato, open stomata

Question 17

Cuticle

Answer 17

like wax, prevents water from getting in and out

Question 18

Parenchyma (ground tissue part)

Answer 18

site of metabolism/photosynthesis

Question 19

Collenchyma

Answer 19

durable cells/provide support

Question 20

Sclerenchyma

Answer 20

very durable fibers

Question 21

Apoplastic Absorption

Answer 21

passive absorption that takes place through the apoplast of the root

Question 22

Symplastic Absorption

Answer 22

water moves across the symplast (interconnected cytoplasm)

Question 23

Adhesion

Answer 23

water sticks to other things

Question 24

Cohesion

Answer 24

Water sticks to itself

Question 25

Capillary Action

Answer 25

the movement of water within the spaces of a porous material (adhesion/cohesion)

Question 26

Xylem Pull

Answer 26

Water is pulled up through the xylem to the leaves by the sun

Question 27

Phloem Push

Answer 27

moves sugar up/down

Question 28

Secondary growth

Answer 28

allows plant to grow wider

Question 29

Stamen

Answer 29

Male reproductive part

Question 30

Ovule/Ovary

Answer 30

Female reproductive part