plant transport system

Question 1

transport

Answer 1

to take or carry from one place to another

Question 2

phloem

Answer 2

tissue that allows food from the leaves to move down through the plant

Question 3

xylem

Answer 3

a system of tubes that transport cells that circulates water and dissolved minerals throughout the plant (flows up)

Question 4

cortex

Answer 4

the outer layer of the cerebrum (the cerebral cortex ), composed of folded gray matter and playing an important role in consciousness.

Question 5

vascular system

Answer 5

assemblage of conducting tissues and associated supportive fibers.

Question 6

shoot system/vascular bundle

Answer 6

is above ground and includes the organs such as leaves, buds, stems, flowers

Question 7

stem

Answer 7

the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean.

Question 8

leaf

Answer 8

a flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and bladelike, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. Leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration.

Question 9

stoma

Answer 9

any of the minute pores in the epidermis of the leaf or stem of a plant, forming a slit of variable width that allows movement of gases in and out of the intercellular spaces

Question 10

photosynthesis

Answer 10

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.

Question 11

chloroplast

Answer 11

in green plant cells) a plastic that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.

Question 12

chlorophyll

Answer 12

a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyrin ring.

Question 13

root

Answer 13

the part of a plant that attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers.

Question 14

root system

Answer 14

The root system of a plant constantly provides the stems and leaves with water and dissolved minerals.

Question 15

taproot

Answer 15

a straight tapering root growing vertically downward and forming the center from which subsidiary rootlets spring.

Question 16

fibrous root

Answer 16

A fibrous root system is the opposite of a taproot system. It is usually formed by thin, moderately branching roots growing from the stem

Question 17

absorb

Answer 17

take in or soak up (energy, or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action, typically gradually

Question 18

anchor

Answer 18

a heavy object attached to a rope or chain and used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom, typically one having a metal shank with a ring at one end for the rope and a pair of curved and/or barbed flukes at the other.

Question 19

drought

Answer 19

a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this.

Question 20

adapt

Answer 20

make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.

Question 21

phototropism

Answer 21

the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either toward the source of light ( positive phototropism ) or away from it ( negative phototropism ).