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24 Cards in this Set
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What is the reproductive part of a flowering plant?
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the flower
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What are the tube-like cells that carry water and minerals from the soil upward?
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xylem cells
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What is the jelly like substance in a plant cell that fills much of the cell?
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cytoplasm
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The often colorful, showy parts of a flower are called ---.
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petals
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What are the tube-like cells that carry sugars made in the leaves to other parts of the plant?
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phloem cells
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The structures in a plant cell in which food making occurs are called ---
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chloroplasts
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What part of the plant connects the roots to the leaves?
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the stem
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What is the food-making factory of a plant?
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the leaf
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The transport system of a leaf is made up of the veins and the ---.
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petiole
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The innermost part of a tree is called the ---.
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heartwood
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What is the basic unit of living things?
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cells
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A tree trunk is actually a woody ---.
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stem
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Roots --- the plant and also absorb water and minerals.
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anchor
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Where was corn first grown?
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South America
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Why do pine, spruce, and fir plants have needle shaped leaves?
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Needle shaped leaves help reduce water loss.
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What do the size of a tree's "annual rings" show?
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Small rings indicate that there was less water that year. Larger rings indicate that there was more water that year.
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What are the four parts of a flowering plant?
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roots, stems, leaves, flowers
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The --- and the --- cells make up the transport system of a plant.
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xylem and phloem
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Define what a "fruit" is.
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A fruit is the ovary of a flowering plant.
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Where does photosynthesis take place in the cells of a plant?
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in the two middle layers
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What types of roots do plants such as grasses have?
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fibrous roots
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Which structure of the plant cell functions as a storage area for various substances?
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Vacuole
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Which structure is the covering that gives the cell its rigid shape?
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Cell wall
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Which structure controls all the cell's activities?
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Nucleus
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