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31 Cards in this Set
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1. Plants are _ Producers__________________________
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Producers |
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2. Plants make energy by performing __ Photosynthesis__________________________________ |
Photosynthesis |
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3. _ Chlorophyll_________________________- green pigment in chloroplasts that captures energy from sunlight |
Chlorophyll |
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4. Plants grow and stand _ upright____________________. |
upright |
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5. __ Cell walls___________________________ support and protect plant cells and keep plants in their upright position. |
Cell walls |
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6. _ Nonvascular____________________________ plants- lack specialized conducting tissues and true roots, stems, and leavesIncludes liverworts, hornworts, and mosses. |
Nonvascular |
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7. __ Vascular_________________________ Plants- have conducting tissues for water and nutrients. |
Vascular |
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8. _ Xylem______________________- tissue through which water travels in a vascular plant up from the roots |
Xylem |
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9. _ Phloem______________________- tissue through which sugars travel in a vascular plant down from the leaves |
Phloem |
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a. __ Seedless________________________ plants- plants that reproduce using spores |
Seedless |
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b. _Gymnosperms ______________________________- woody, vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit; cone-bearing; usually have needlesEx: pine tree, cycad |
Gymnosperms |
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c. _ Angiosperms______________________________- a flowering plat that produces seeds within a fruitEx: tulips, lilies, orchids |
Angiosperms |
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11. Function of roots:a. Supply plants with _ water and minerals __________________________________________ through the xylem |
water and minerals |
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b. Hold plants securely in the _ soil______________________ |
soil |
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c. Store surplus __ food____________________ made during photosynthesis |
food |
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12. Structure of Roots:a. Covered with _ root hairs_____________________________ that increase surface area of roots for more absorption |
root hairs |
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b. __ Root cap_____________________________- tip of root where growth occurs |
Root cap |
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13. 2 kinds of root systemsa. __ Taproot____________________________ system- one main root grows downward and small roots branch off of the taproot; usually reaches deep underground |
Taproot |
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b. Fibrous____________________________ system- several roots, about the same size, spread out from the base of the plant’s stem; usually gets water from close to the soil surface |
Fibrous |
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14. Stem Functions:a. __ Support________________________ the plant |
Support |
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b. Hold up _ flowers__________________________ |
flowers |
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c. Contain __ xylem________________________ and __ phloem___________________________ to transport materials between |
xylem; phloem |
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d. Sometimes __ store____________________ materials, like water |
store |
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15. __ Herbaceous_____________________________ Stems are soft, thin, and flexible |
Herbaceous |
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16. _ Woody_______________________ Stems are rigid stems made of wood and bark |
Woody |
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17. Leaf Functions:a. Make food energy by __ photosynthesis __________________________________ |
photosynthesis |
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b. Absorb _ carbon dioxide ___________________________________________ from the air |
carbon dioxide |
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c. ___ Chlorophyll_________________________________ absorbs sunlight energy |
Chlorophyll |
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d. Combine those with __ water_______________________ coming up from roots |
water |
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e. Make __ sugar_______________________, which is used as energy |
sugar |
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f. __ Oxygen__________________________ is made and released during the process |
Oxygen |
