Unit 2 Flashcards
What are the two ways plants can reproduce?
Asexual and sexual reproduction.
What are the functions of roots?
They store food, support, and anchor the plant.
What are the functions of stems?
They support the plant, transport food, and store food.
What is the function of leaves?
They make the plants food.
What are the functions of flowers?
Attract insects to help pollinate and contain male and female parts.
What is the process of photosynthesis?
The chlorophyl in the leaves of a plant capture the sunlight. The plant uses the sunlight and combines it with carbon dioxide and water to create sugar, which it uses as food.
What is transpiration?
The process in which water that s taken in by a plant or animal evaporates fro the organism.
Define respiration.
A process in which plants release carbon dioxide and let in oxygen.
What are the three stages of a seed plant?
Seed, seedling then adult.
How do seed plants reproduce?
Through pollination.
What are two ways that humans help plants grow?
Greenhouses and hydroponics.
Define osmosis.
The diffusion of water through a semi-perneable membrane .
Define diffusion.
the tendency of particles in a gas or liquid spread event. Moving from points of high concentration to low concentration.
What are three things that humans use plants for?
For food, for clothes, for furniture.
What is soil made up of?
Non-organic and organic matter
