Plants Structure And Function Flashcards
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE IS THE LARGE MAIN ROOT, THAT HAS SMALLER ROOTS GROWING FROM IT.
The taproot
What are the small roots above the ground that support the plants called?
Prop roots
What is technically not considered a root because it doesn’t have transport tissue to the surface?
Rhizoids
What is the type of stem that is very stiff and it is like a trees stem?
Woody stem
What are stem called that are flexible and green like the stem of a vine?
herbaceous
What is the part of the plant where photosynthesis occurs?
The Leaf
What part of the plant cell converts light energy into chemical energy stored in sugar during photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
What is the name of the small openings in the surface of the leaf and where water ,carbon dioxide, and oxygen can pass through?
Stomata
What type of root is mainly in wild flowers and sunflowers?
Fibrous roots
What absorbs water and minerals and is vital for the plants cellular processes?
The roots
What part of the plant transports the the sugar produced in chloroplast during photosynthesis and water/minerals
Stems
What is an organism which can make its own food through photosynthesis?
Plants
What is any root like filament in a moss, fern, etc. that attaches to the plant?
Rhizoid
What is A microscopic opening in the epidermis of plants surrounded by guard cells and serving for gaseous exchange?
Stoma
A positive or negative attraction of a plant or sessile animal toward, or away from the stimulus as the in the turning of the sunflower toward the light?
Tropism