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24 Cards in this Set
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List the 3 main plant organs
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roots, stems, and leaves |
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What type of root system has a cluster of equal size roots? |
fibrous roots |
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What type of stem is soft and flexible? |
herbaceous |
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What 2 things support plants? |
cell wall, turgor pressure |
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What type of plant produces fruit? |
angiosperm |
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What type of plant produces an unprotected seed (naked seed)? |
gymnosperm |
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What is the name of the female reproductive structure of the plant? |
pistil
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What is the name of the male reproductive structure of the plant? |
stamen |
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What is the part of the flower that attracts pollinators? |
petals |
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What is the process of transferring pollen from the anther to a stigma? |
pollinations |
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The plant tissue which carries water from the roots to the leaves is called?
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xylem |
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In a tree, what is the functioning (outer xylem called?
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sapwood |
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Which tissue carries food (sugar solution) from the leaves to the other living parts of the plant? |
phloem |
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Vascular bundles usually contain which 2 types of tissue? |
xylem and phloem |
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Angiosperms produce what? |
fruit |
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Which cells regulate the opening and closing of the stomata? |
guard cells |
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The growth response of plants to their environment is called? |
tropism |
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List the four appendages of a flower.
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sepal, petal, stamen, pistal |
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What will the ovules of the plant become after fertilization? |
seeds |
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What do plant cell walls contain? |
cellulose |
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What is the region where a leaf is or was attached? |
node |
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What part of a plant becomes the fruit? |
ovary |
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What is the name of the part of the leaf that is flat and green? |
blade |
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Transpiration is the release of water through what? |
stomata |
