Test 4 Study Guide Flashcards
to sprout
germinate
a living thing
organism
produces seeds in cones instead of flowers
conifer
gas given off during photosynthesis
oxygen
found inside the cotyledon
stored food
to move pollen from a stamen to the pistil of the flower
pollinate
the food-making process in green plants
photosynthesis
type of tree that loses its leaves and is bare for a part of the year
deciduous
soft organic material in soil
humus
the green matter plants use to make food
chlorophyll
List the two parts of a composite flower
1) ray flower
2) disk flower
This part of a tree anchors it in the ground and absorbs water and minerals.
roots
A ________________ can produce its own food using sunlight energy.
producer
The ___________ root is the first root of new plant.
primary
A pine tree is a ______ tree.
conifer
Alive, but growing.
dormant
The part of the flower that makes pollen.
stamen
Oak, maple, and elm are examples of what kind of tree?
broadleaf
Are most bacteria helpful, or harmful?
helpful
Each _______ ______ represents one year of a tree’s life.
annual ring
All green plants have __________, and can make food through photosynthesis.
chlorophyll
Humus helps the soil by adding _____________ and soaking up water.
nutrients
A fir tree is a type of ______________ tree.
needleleaf
The part of the flower that makes undeveloped seeds.
pisitl
Ferns and mosses are green plants which grow from ________.
spores
the fruit of an oak tree
acorn
An organism that breaks down dead and decaying things to help the soil.
decomposer
The living part of the seed that grows into a new plant.
embryo
A mushroom is a type of _____________.
fungi
A __________ tree does not have branches, annual rings, or bark.
palm
Non-flowering plants that grow in water habitats.
algae
A maple seed was designed to travel from the tree by ________.
wind
List the 4 parts of a flower.
1) sepal
2) petal
3) stamen
4) pistil
List the 3 parts of a seed.
1) embryo
2) stored food
3) seed coat
