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A fruit develops from what part of the flower?
Ovary
An underground structure made of thick, fleshy leaves surrounding a very short stem
Bulb
A leaf that has more than one blade joined to the petiole is what kind of leaf?
Compound
The creeping stem that grows along the surface of the ground in most grass plants
Stolon
The part of a plant embryo that develops into the root system
Radicle
The part of a plant embryo that develops into the shoot of the plant
Plumule
Leaves that attach directly to a stem
Sessile
A plant that needs two growing seasons to complete its life cycle
Biennial
Scientific term for plants that produce seeds covered by a flower
Angiosperms
German botanist known for discovering many complex details of plant reproduction
Christian Konrad Sprengel
Primary purpose of flowers
Plant Reproduction
Leaf-like structures at the base of a flower’s petals
Sepals
The main force that brings water up a plant’s transport tubes and causes the loss if water from leaves
Transpiration
Plants that have nonwoody stems
Herbaceous
Food making process of plants
Photosynthesis
The part of the stamen that produces pollen grains
Anther
Transfer of pollen from the stamen to the top of the pistil
Pollination
Plant reproduction that does not involve flowers, seeds, or fruit
Vegetative
Carries water and nutrients from the root hairs upward through the root and stem to the leaves
Xylem
Plants without vascular systems
Bryophytes
Upward force in the transport tubes produced by water entering the root hairs
Root Pressure
Tiny one-celled reproductive structures found on plants such as ferns
Spores
Water and dissolved chemicals are absorbed through the cell membrane of the root hairs by what
Osmosis
The place where a leaf attaches to the stem
Node
The storage cells that surround a root’s transport tubes form what
Cortex