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35 Cards in this Set
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Small green bodies that contain the geen piment chlorophyll are
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Chloroplast
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Gas that is released into te air as a by-product of photosynthesis is
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Oxygen
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Simple food made by photosynthesis is
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Sugar
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The protective outer layer of a lead is called the
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epidermis
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The process that happens when sugars break down and give of energy is called
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respiration
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Source of energy to power photosynthesis
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sun light
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Gas that is released into the air as a by-product of photosynthesis
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oxygen
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the process plants use to get rid of extra water
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transpiration
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the transfer of a pollen grain to the pistil is called
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pollination
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in plants, the process that happens when sugars break down and give of energy
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respiration
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How seeds Travel (Name 4 different ways)
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wind, animal droppings (animal poop), freshy fruits explode to carry seeds away from the parent, attached to animal hair
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Plants need light and water to make food. What is the third thing plants need to make food
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carbon dioxide
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Where is the main food-making part of a plant located
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leaf cells
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Which part of the seed begins to grow first
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roots push through the seed coat
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In what order do plants reproduce
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pollination, fertilization, germination
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The tiny openings on a leaf that control how quickly a plant loses water are known as
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Stomata
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The green substance that traps energy from sunlight and gives leaves their green color is called
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chorophyll
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most plants contain thread like cells called ___________ that take in water and minerals from the soil
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root hairs
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to use food energy, the plant breaks apart sugars in a process known as
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respiration
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if you continually remvoed all the green leaves from a plant it would
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die
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The part of the plant that contains the egg cells is known as
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Ovary
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A seedless plant grows from a
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spore
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When a seed sprouts into a new plant, the process is called
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germination
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The joining of the female sex cell with the male sex cell into one cell is called
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fertilization
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Two way in which plants can reproduce are
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seeds and spores
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Most plants produce many more seed than will ever become adult plants because
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a lot of them die
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The part of the plant that contains the egg cells is known as the
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Ovary
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The substance in the leaf that traps sunlight and gives leaves their green color is
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Chlorophyll
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The joining of a female sex cell and a male sex cell into one cell is called the process of fertilization
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fertilization
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the threadlike cells on a root that take in water and minerals from the soil are called
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root hairs
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The process of a seed sprouting into a new plant is called
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germination
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Some plants do not reproduce seeds , but rather use special cells called
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spores
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Explain photosynthesis
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plant use energy from sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide
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What happens to a tree when its leaves turn colors and fall off? Why is the evergreen tree different?
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It becomes dormant. Evergreens have a thick out coating to prevent water loss during the winter
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What might happen if the roots of a plant grew too close to the ground surface
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might blow away or dry out ... either way they would die.
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