Science Test- Plants Flashcards
What do plants need to survive on land?
OBTAIN water and nutrients
MAINTAIN water and nutrients
REPRODUCE
SUPPORT their bodies
What do seedless vascular plants use for reproduction?
Spores
What is the purpose of rhizoids?
anchor mosses where they grow
what are fronds?
the leaves of ferns
What is the purpose of vascular tissue in plants?
it provides support and transports water and nutrients in the plant
what are the 3 main parts of a seed
seed coat, embryo, and cotelydon
what is a gymnosperm?
plant seeds that aren’t protected by fruit
What is an angiosperm?
seeded plants that are protected by fruit
what are the female reproductive parts in plants?
Pistil
What are the male reproductive parts in plants?
stamens
what does the ovary of an angiosperm develop into after the seed develops?
fruit
what is annual angiosperms?
life cycle is one growing season
what is biennial angiosperms?
life cycle that is 2 years
what is perennial angiosperms?
life cycle that is more then 2 years
what is germination?
when the embryo begins to grow and pushes out the seed