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What do plants all have that animals lack

A

Chloroplasts, and cell walls

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List three characteristics that all plants have in common

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Cuticles photosynthesis and cell walls

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What is a root like structure that holds nonvascular plants in place

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Rhizoid

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What is an underground stem from which new leaves and roots grow

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Rhizome

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What are the two stages that a seedless plant has in their life cycle

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Germination and reproduction

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Corn, wheat, and rice have flowers. What type of seed plants are they?

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Monocot seeds

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What is Pollen

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The tiny granules that contain the male gametophytes of seed plants

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How can plants differentiate during their life

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When they are germinating and when they are in adult

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When a flower is fertilized, what does the ovary develop into? What about the ovule?

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The ovary develops into a fruit, the ovule develops into a seed

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Why is it important for a seed plant to have a root system and a shoot system?

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The roots collect all the water it needs, and the shoot system transports the minerals and water to the upper part of the plant

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Why do plants have leaves

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Believes take in the energy from the sunlight and Co2 and turn it into food and photosynthesis takes place there

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Explain the purpose of photosynthesis

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To make glucose which the plant uses as food

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This part of the leaf captures energy from the sunlight and absorbs CO2 for photosynthesis

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Chloroplasts

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What do you seedless plants need to reproduce and why

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They need water because they do not reproduce with pollen and they don’t have flowers so the water germinates the spores on the plant

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What is germination mean

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When a seed under the correct conditions can start growing and eventually form into an adult

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List the three environmental factors that are required for seed germination

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Sunlight, water, temperature that is correct

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What covers the outside of the roots

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The epidermis

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17
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What are root hairs

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Increases the surface area of the route and helps absorb water and minerals

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What are root caps

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It protects the tip of the root and produces slimy substances that helps it push and grow through the soil

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19
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What is the function of the root

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It absorbs water and minerals, holds plant securely in soil and stores food

20
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What covers the outside of the leaves

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The cuticle

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What is a stomata’s job what opens and closes them

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They let CO2 in and the guard cells are the ones that open and close the stomata

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What is in the spongy layer of the leaf

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Xylem and phloem

23
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What are the two types of stems list their qualities

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Herbaceous Woody

-flexible - hard with bark

24
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What are the three functions of the stem

A

Supports the plant body, transports minerals through xylem and phloem, and stores minerals

25
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Spore producing stage of plant

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Sporophyte

26
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Plants with specialized tissue to move minerals from one part of the plant to another

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Vascular system

27
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The male reproductive structure in a flower

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Staman

28
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Dust like particles produced in the anthers of flowers

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Pollen

29
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Small, hairlike threads of cells that keep mosses grounded

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Rhizoids

30
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Openings in the epidermis of a leaf that let carbon dioxide into the leaves

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Stomata

31
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Plant pipes that transport sugar molecules

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Phloem

32
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Waxy layer that coats the surface of stems and leaves

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Cuticle

33
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Structures that cover immature flowers

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Sepals

34
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Usually obtains water close to the soil surface

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Fibrous root

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Non-flowering, seed producing plants

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Gymnosperms

36
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Part of the flower that contains the ovules

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Ovary

37
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See leave inside a seed

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Cotyledon

38
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Attract pollinators to the flower

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Petals

39
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Outermost layer of cells that covers roots, stems, leaves, and flower parts

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Epidermis

40
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Plants that have no pipes to transport materials from one part of the plant to another

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Nonvascular

41
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Seed producing plants with flowers

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Angiosperm

42
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Plant pipes that transport water and minerals

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Xylem

43
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Can obtain water that is deep underground

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Taproot

44
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Plant stage that produces reproduction cells

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Gametophyte

45
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Tip of the pistil; Collects pollen

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Stigma

46
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Underground stem of fern

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Rhizome

47
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Female reproductive structure in a flower

A

Pistil

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