Plants Flashcards
Know the terms
What are Autotrophs?
An organism that have the capabilities to make its own food.
What is the difference between Angiosperms and Gymnosperms?
Angiosperms can produce flowers and fruits while gymnosperms cannot.
What is Algae, and what does it lack?
A unicellular or simple multicellular photosynthetic organism.
They lack multicellular sex organs.
What is the cuticle of a plant, and what is its purpose?
Wax or fatty layer on a leave.
Used to prevent extreme water loss.
Diploid vs. Haploid
Diploid- Has 2 sets of chromosomes (2n) Sporophyte generation
Haploid-Has only 1 set of chromosomes (n) Gametophyte generation.
What is Haplodiplontic?
A life cycle stage, when both haploid and diploid are multicellular.
Ecosystem
Consist of living and non-living organisms.
Types:?
Gamete
A usually one-celled reproductive body that can grow into a new organism without uniting with another cell. Spores are haploid (having only a single set of chromosomes).
Gametangium
A cell or organ in which gametes are formed in.
Name the two Vessel Elements?
Xylem-Carries water
Phlem- Carrier sugars and nutrient’s
Taxonomy
The history of classifying living things.
A molecule dissolved in solution.
Solute
Transpiration
The loss of water in plants, used to control plants temp.
Where does plants lose water from and what is the process called?
Stoma and Transpiration
A haploid reproductive cell, usually unicellular.
Spore