Vocab

Question 1

A structure that covers the tip of a root, protecting the root from injury as the root grows through the soil.

Answer 1

root cap

Question 2

A layer of cells in a plant that produces new phloem + xylem cells

Answer 2

cambium

Question 3

A small opening on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide can move.

Answer 3

stoma

Question 4

the process by which water is lost through a plant’s leaves

Answer 4

transpiration

Question 5

the young organism that develops from a zygote.

Answer 5

embryo

Question 6

the sprouting of the embryo out of a seed; occurs when the embryo resumes its growth following dormancy

Answer 6

germination

Question 7

the reproductive structure of an angiosperm

Answer 7

flower

Question 8

the transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structures to the female ones in plants

Answer 8

pollination

Question 9

A leaf-like structure that encloses and protects the bud of a flower

Answer 9

sepal

Question 10

a colorful, leaf like structure of some flowers

Answer 10

petal

Question 11

the male reproductive part of a flower

Answer 11

stamen

Question 12

the female reproductive part of a flower

Answer 12

pistil

Question 13

a flower structure that encloses and protects ovules and seeds as they develop

Answer 13

ovary

Question 14

The stage in the life cycle of a plant where the plant produces spores/seeds

Answer 14

sporophyte

Question 15

the stage in the life cycle of a plant where the plant produces gametes/ sex cells

Answer 15

gametophytes

Question 16

a flowering plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season

Answer 16

annual

Question 17

a flowering plant that completes its life cycle in 2 years

Answer 17

biennial

Question 18

A flowering plant that lives for more than 2 years

Answer 18

perrenial

Question 19

the process in sexual reproduction where an egg and sperm cell join to form a new cell

Answer 19

fertilization

Question 20

a fertilized egg, produced by joining of sperm and egg

Answer 20

zygote

Question 21

the reproductive structure of a gymnosperm

Answer 21

cone

Question 22

a plant structure in seed plants that produces the female gametophyte, contains an egg cell

Answer 22

ovule

Question 23

the ripened ovary and other structures of an angiosperm that encloses one or more seeds

Answer 23

fruit

Question 24

the immature form of an animal that looks very different from the adult

Answer 24

larva

Question 25

when eggs are fertilized outside the female’s body

Answer 25

external fertilization

Question 26

when eggs are fertilized inside a female’s body

Answer 26

internal fertilization

Question 27

the length of time between fertilization and birth of a mammal

Answer 27

gestation period