Plants Flashcards
Leaves have openings called what? What do they try to conserve? What cells surround the openings?
Stomata, water, guard cells
What is the main function of root hairs
Increase the surface area and allow the root to absorb more water
What does xylem carry? Which way? Is it living or dead?
Water and dissolved minerals, upward, dead
What is a complete flower?
It has all 4 whorls of flower parts
What is an incomplete flower?
It lacks one of the four whorls
List 2 examples of taproots
Carrots, radishes
What insect sees in ultraviolet light?
Bees
What plant organs capture light
Leaves
List 4 plants used in making sports equipment
Bolata (golf balls), persimmon (golf club heads), ash ( baseball bats), ebony and ash ( pool cues)
What does gymnosperm mean
Naked seed
What christmas plant is poisonous
Holly berries and parts of mistletoe
How many cotyledons do monocots have, dicots
1, 2
How many petals do monocots have, dicots
Multiples of 3. Multiples of 5
List the 3 main gymnosperm groups which is the most diverse
Cycads, ginkgoes, conifers, conifers
What are plant cell walls made of
Cellulose
What is a diet of root crops and cereals deficit in
Amino acids
What 3 things to flowers use to attract insects
Their color (petals) , nectar (food), fragrance
How are fruits eaten by birds used to spread seeds
The seed isnt digested and us dispersed in a new place
Name the 3 main plant organs
Roots, stems, leaves
What are cycads, what do they look like, when did they dominate earth
Gymnosperms( a group) , grow in tropics and produce reproductive structures that look like giant pine cones, 225 million years ago (Triassic period)
What does phloem carry, which way, is if living or dead
Sugars, up and down, living
Sepals
Outermost whorl of leaves, usually green
Petals
Second circle of flower parts, usually brightly colored to attract insects
Filament
Long, thin structures that support the anther