Plant Life

Question 1

energy

Answer 1

the ability to perform work or change an object

Question 2

chlorophyll

Answer 2

a green chemical in plant cells that allows plants to use the sun’s energy to make food

Question 3

chloroplast

Answer 3

part of a plant cell that contains chlorophyll; where photosynthesis takes place in the plant cell

Question 4

phloem

Answer 4

the tissue through which food from the leaves moves throughout the rest of the plant

Question 5

xylem

Answer 5

the tissue through with water and minerals move up in a plant

Question 6

photosynthesis

Answer 6

the food-making process in green plants that uses sunlight

Question 7

transpiration

Answer 7

the loss of water through a plant’s leaves

Question 8

cell

Answer 8

the smallest unit of living matter

Question 9

photo

Answer 9

light

Question 10

eco

Answer 10

environment

Question 11

ology

Answer 11

study of

Question 12

syn/sym (syl, sys)

Answer 12

with, together

Question 13

thet/thesis

Answer 13

put, place

Question 14

grow

Answer 14

To increase in size and shape over a period of time

Question 15

survive

Answer 15

To continue to live or exist

Question 16

reproduce

Answer 16

To produce new individuals of the same kind

Question 17

structure

Answer 17

A part of an organism’s body used to survive, grow, or reproduce

Question 18

behavior

Answer 18

The way in which an organism acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus

Question 19

tropism

Answer 19

tendency of a plant to turn or move in response to a stimulus

tropos- Greek for “a turning,”

Question 20

biomimicry

Answer 20

the design and production of new materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological materials, structures, and systems.

bio- from the Greek for “life”

mimic- from the Latin “one who imitates, a mime”