unit 6- plants Flashcards
one seed leaf
monocotyledon
two seed leaf
dicotyledon
leaf veins are parallel
monocotyledon
leaf veins are net
dicotyledon
flowers in multiples of three
monocotyledon
flowers have 4 to 5 petals
dicotyledon
net root
monocotyledon
tap root
dicotyledon
stamen
male
pistil
female
anther
pollen
filament
holds anther on top
ovule
seed
ovary
fruit
stigma
catches pollen
style
holds stigma
petal
attracts bees
sepal
protects flower
stomata
holes that allow things to go in and out of leaves
guard cells
control opening and closing of stomata
upper epidermis
has thin cuticle
palisade mesophyll
chloroplast for photosynthesis
veins
xylem and phloem
spongy mesophyll
contains many air spaces
lower epidermis
has stomata and thin cuticle
xylem
carries water up
phloem
carries food down
non-vascular
no roots or leaves
mosses
non-vascular
vascular
has roots, leaves, xylem, and phloem
gymnosperms (naked seeds)
needle leaves and cones
pine tree
gymnosperm
angiosperms
has flowers, produces fruit
apple tree
angiosperm
flower
reproduction
leaf
photosynthesis
stem
stabilizes, transports, and stores
roots
absorbs nutrients and water
tropism
plants moving to survive
phototropism
moving to light
geotropism
growing against gravity
thigmotrope
closing when touched
apical meristem
root growth tissue
auxin
plants growth hormone