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15 Cards in this Set
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Name the pores on the underside of a leaf.
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stomata
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What food do plants need to live?
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glucose
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This stem grows along the surface of the ground (also known as a runner).
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stolon
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Name the main root which grows very deep.
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taproot
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A plant's response to touch is called _______.
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thigmotropism
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The tough protective cells which cover the tip of each root is the ______.
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root cap
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What is the waxy covering on the top surface of the leaf which keeps water from escaping.
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the cuticle
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This growth adaptation is the plant's response to water.
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hydrotropism
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What insectivorous plant traps its food using sticky drops?
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sundew
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What do we call plants which never touch the ground?
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epiphytes
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Name the large vein that runs the middle of many leaves.
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midrib
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This is a plant's response to gravity.
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geotropism
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These structures allow the stomata to open and close.
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guard cells
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Plants produce food using this chemical process.
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photosynthesis
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Sugar stored in a plant's roots is in the form of _____.
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starch
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