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the baby plant inside the seed
embryo
when a plant doesn't need another plant to pollinate
Self pollinate
a tree that is only a few feet high
sapling
Greek word for mouth
stoma
A type of plant that has veins
Vascular Plant
Name 3 types of fungi
yeast, mold, mushrooms
type of light that bees can see that we cannot
ultraviolet
name 5 ways a flower can be pollinated
insects, birds, mammals, wind, self
what is phototropism
when plants use special chemicals to grow towards the light/sun
the chemical that gives leaves their green color
chlorophyl
what does a seed need to germinate
warmth, moisture
what does yeast release to make bread rise and to make wine/beer?
carbon dioxide and alcohol
scientific name of seed coat
testa
what is the main line down the center of a leaf called
midrib
two parts of the vascular system of a plant
xylem and phloem
how do ferns, mushrooms and moss reproduce?
spores
the name of the types of plants that eat meat AND an example
Carnivorous Plant
venus fly trap, bladderwort, pitcher plant, sundew
why is it important that spores are hydrophobic?
so they can stay dry and be blown far away from the parent fungi
what are four things that plants need to make food?
water, CO2, light, chlorophyll
long straw that a butterfly has to collect nectar
probiscus
name 5 ways seeds can be dispersed
mechanical, wind, human, water, animal
the process plants use to turn carbon dioxide and water into food for the plant and oxygen to release
photosynthesis
name 3 types of non vascular plants
Lichen, Moss, Liverwort
(or Hornwort)
what produces fruiting bodies of a mushroom
The mycelium
which part of the flower accepts the pollen
carpel
some pollinators are nocturnal. What did God give flowers to attract those polintors?
the scent/smell of the flower
name 5 layers of a tree's trunk
heartwood, sapwood, vascular cambium (xylem and phloem), inner bark, outer bark
the individual blades on a compound leaf
leaflet
everything that grows from a pollinated flower and contains seeds is scientifically considered a ______
fruit
describe a mycorrhizal mushroom. make sure to say what it gives and what it receives.
mushrooms for a symbiotic relationship with plants. It grows around the plants roots providing them with moisture and nutrients. The mushrooms receive sugar from the plant.