Plant Systems

Question 1

What is the main function of a flower

Answer 1

Reproduction

Question 2

What plant tissue transports water from the roots upwards.

Answer 2

xylem

Question 3

Main function of stomata

Answer 3

Take in carbon dioxide

Question 4

Function of a plant root system

Answer 4

To take in water and nutrients and transport them into the stem

Question 5

Main organs of a plant

Answer 5

Root,stem,leaves,flowers

Question 6

Organ systems of vascular systems

Answer 6

Shoot system and root system

Question 7

Shoot system portions

Answer 7

Vegetive, reproductive

Question 8

Shoot system

Answer 8

Grows above ground where it absorbs light for photosynthasis

Question 9

Root system

Answer 9

Grows underground to absorb minerals and water

Question 10

Reproductive shoot system

Answer 10

Flowers and fruit

Question 11

Vegetive shoot system

Answer 11

Leaves and stem, non reproductive

Question 12

What do plant cells have

Answer 12

Cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuole, cell wall. Most have chloroplasts

Question 13

Why are root hairs important

Answer 13

Connect roots to soil

Question 14

Independent variable

Answer 14

The thing you change

Question 15

Dependent variable

Answer 15

What you measure

Question 16

Bryophytes

Answer 16

Small green plants, Grow on soil, rocks, other plants and produce spores

Question 17

Algae

Answer 17

Live in damp places, mostly water

Question 18

Ferns

Answer 18

Green plants, grow on soil, other plants, produce spores on back of leaves

Question 19

Gymnosperms

Answer 19

Woody trees and shrubs, male and female cones, thin leaves

Question 20

Angiosperms

Answer 20

Flowering plants, most common plants we see

Question 21

Cuticle

Answer 21

Protects against extreme temperatures, UV and chemical attacks

Question 22

Upper epidermis

Answer 22

Prevents water loss and provides extra layer between outside and inside.

Question 23

Palisade mesophyll layer

Answer 23

Maximise energy production during photosynthasis

Question 24

Spongy mesophyll layer

Answer 24

To allow interchange of gases that are needed for photosynthesis

Question 25

Lower epidermis

Answer 25

Allows carbon dioxide to enter leaf and oxygen and excess water to exit the leaf

Question 26

Stomata

Answer 26

Regulate flow of gases in and out of plants

Question 27

Xylem cells

Answer 27

Transports water from roots to stems and leaves, also transports nutrients

Question 28

Phloem cells

Answer 28

Transports sugars out of the leaf to rest of plant