Study guide: plants

Question 1

Two functions of plant roots

Answer 1

• Anchor plant in soil

- Absorb water and dissolved minerals from soil, sometimes store foos

Question 2

two functions of plant stem

Answer 2

• hold leaves up to the sun

- transports materials between the roots and leaves, sometimes stores food

Question 3

function of plants leaves

Answer 3

-carry out photosynthesis and produce food (glucose) for plant

Question 4

two types of vascular tissue found in plants

Answer 4

xylem and phloem

Question 5

explain function and direction of flow of first vascular tissue (by alphabetical order)

Answer 5

phloem

transports food from the leaves to the roots (flows up and down)

Question 6

explain function and direction of flow of second vascular tissue (by alphabetical order)

Answer 6

xylem

transports water from the roots to the leaves (flows up)

Question 7

Do plant cells need respiration? why?

Answer 7

yes, they need to break down sugar molecules and release the energy they contain
the enegry is used for life processes

Question 8

Know how to label parts of flower, for now though know them,

Answer 8

petals
stigma
style
ovary (very bottom of the flower)
anther
filament
sepal (small leaf)

Question 9

male structures of flower?

Answer 9

Stamen (or the anther and filament

Question 10

female structures of flower?

Answer 10

pistil (or the stigma, style, or ovary)

Question 11

need to know where parts of seed are, but know what they are first.

Answer 11

embryo
cotyledon
seed coat

Question 12

when bean plant matures does it need the cotyledon?

Answer 12

no, because the cotyledon provides food for the growing embryo. when it grows upwards, it will grow leaves that can go through photosynthesis and make its own food

Question 13

reproductive structure of a gymnosperm?

Answer 13

cone

Question 14

reproductive structure of an angiosperm

Answer 14

flower

Question 15

difference between angiosperm and gymnosperm seeds

Answer 15

gymnosperms: naked; no covering
angiosperms: protected by being enclosed in fruit.

Question 16

classification of moss

Answer 16

nonvasculat plant

Question 17

spore definirion

Answer 17

tiny reproductive structure that can grow into a new organism

Question 18

stomata definition

Answer 18

tiny openings on undersides of leaves that allow gases to enter and leave leaf (CO2 in; water vapor and oxygen out)

Question 19

classification definition

Answer 19

process of grouping organisms based on their similarities

Question 20

name three protists, classify as plant or animal-like

Answer 20

A) amoeba - animal like
B) paramecium - animal-like
C) euglena - plant-like

Question 21

term for plant like protists

Answer 21

algae

Question 22

term for animal like protists

Answer 22

protozoan

Question 23

example of prokaryote

Answer 23

organisms without a nucleus

Question 24

four kingdoms that are eukaryotes

Answer 24

protists
fungi
plant
animal

Question 25

heterotroph definition

Answer 25

organism that cannot make its own food

Question 26

autotroph definition

Answer 26

organism able to make its own food

Question 27

kingdom that only includes autotrophs

Answer 27

plant kindom

Question 28

kingdoms only including heterotrophs

Answer 28

fungi and animal

Question 29

how do fungi obtain food

Answer 29

fungi secrete digestive chemicals that digest outside of their bodies, then absorb digestive food.

Question 30

germination definition

Answer 30

early growth of a plant from a seed

Question 31

pollination definition

Answer 31

transfer of pollen from male reproductive structure to female reproductive structure.