Plant Processes

Question 1

Guard Cells

Answer 1

control the opening and closing of stomata

Question 2

Nonvascular plant

Answer 2

a plant that lacks vascular tissue and true roots, stems, and leaves

Question 3

Phloem

Answer 3

The vascular tissue through which food moves in some plants (leaves to rest of plant)

Question 4

Photosynthesis

Answer 4

Plants use the sun’s energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars (Carbon Dioxide + Water + sunlight = Sugar + Oxygen)

Question 5

Respiration

Answer 5

The process by which cells break down molecules to release the energy they contain (Sugar + Oxygen = Energy + Carbon Dioxide + Water)

Question 6

Stomata

Answer 6

the small openings on the undersides of most leaves through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move

Question 7

Transpiration

Answer 7

Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

Question 8

Vascular Plant

Answer 8

a plant that has specialized tissues that conduct materials from one part of the plant to another. It has true roots, stems, and leaves.

Question 9

Xylem

Answer 9

vascular tissue that carries water upward from the roots to every part of a plant