Plant terminology

Question 1

Plants that flower once and then die

Answer 1

Semelparous

Question 2

Process of water leaving through holes in leaf epidermis

Answer 2

Transpiration

Question 3

Tissue containing the xylem and phloem

Answer 3

Vascular tissue

Question 4

Hairs/scales protruding from epidermis

Answer 4

Trichomes

Question 5

Organelle that makes plant cells green

Answer 5

Chloroplast

Question 6

Holes in leaf epidermis

Answer 6

Stomata

Question 7

Outer protective layer of seed

Answer 7

Testa

Question 8

Plants that live one growing season

Answer 8

Annual

Question 9

Part of the plant that produces new cells/growth

Answer 9

Meristem

Question 10

Plants that die and come back many years

Answer 10

Perennial

Question 11

Plants that reproduce multiple times during their lives

Answer 11

Iteroparous

Question 12

An important component of wood; very resistant to degradation

Answer 12

Lignin

Question 13

Liquid-filled organelle that is central to growth and development, structure integrity, and storage of biomolecules

Answer 13

Vacuole

Question 14

Plants are _______ - made up of an indeterminate number of repeating components

Answer 14

Modular

Question 15

Waxy, protective layer on epidermis

Answer 15

Cuticle

Question 16

Tiny passageways connecting cytoplasm and endoplasmic reticulum of adjacent cells

Answer 16

Plasmodesmata

Question 17

Programmed cell death

Answer 17

Apoptosis

Question 18

Sugar and nutrient transport tube

Answer 18

Phloem

Question 19

Water transport tube

Answer 19

Xylem

Question 20

Tissue that constitutes most of the plant body; all photosynthesizing tissue

Answer 20

Ground tissue

Question 21

Outer layer (epidermis) in leaves and stems

Answer 21

Dermal tissue