Plants Introduction

Question 1

Plants are ___cellular, ___trophic, __karyotes

Answer 1

multicellular, autotrophic, eukaryotes

Question 2

Plants arre adapted for _________ life

Answer 2

terrestrial

Question 3

Features of plants:

Answer 3

Waxy cuticle
Stotoma & Guard cells
Root systems & shoot systems
Vascular tissue (Xylem & phloem)
Seeds!

Question 4

Describe Bryophytes

Answer 4

nonvascular plants

Question 5

Describe Pteridophytes

Answer 5

seedless vascular plants

Question 6

Describe Gymnosperms

Answer 6

vascular plants with naked seeds (no flowers)

Question 7

Describe Angiosperms

Answer 7

vascular flowering plants

Question 8

How do plants reproduce?

Answer 8

Spores and seeds

Question 9

Are seeds haploid or diploid?

Answer 9

diploid

Question 10

Are spores haploid or diploid?

Answer 10

haploid

Question 11

Plant hormones do what?

Answer 11

Coordinate growth, development, and responses to stimuli

Question 12

Definition of hormones

Answer 12

Chemical signals that coordinate the different parts of an organisms. They are made in one place and transported to another/

Question 13

What is tropism

Answer 13

A growth response that results in curvatures of whole plant organs toward or away from stimulus

Question 14

If a plant grows toward stimulus, then it is _______ tropism

Answer 14

positive

Question 15

If a plant grows away from stimulus, then it is ______ tropism

Answer 15

negative

Question 16

Positive gravitropsim grows _______ gravity?

Answer 16

towards (downward growth of root)

Question 17

Negative gravitropism grows _____ from what?

Answer 17

away from (upward dgrowth of stem away from gravity)

Question 18

Thigmotropism is _______ growth towards what?

Answer 18

mechanical growth toward point of contact (like a vine around fence or tree)

Question 19

What is phototropism?

Answer 19

growth toward light source