Structures & Adaptations
The anchor of a plant, that also absorbs water and nutrients.
What are roots?
A process that involves choosing specific plants with particular characteristics and encouraging these plants to reproduce.
What is selective breeding?
What is Fibre
The tissue of plants from the stem, leaves, seeds, or roots.
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What's one difference between a taproot and a fibrous root?
Taproot-A single prominent root with numerous small roots coming out of it. These smaller roots are covered in tiny root hairs.
Fibrous-A shallow system of similarly sized roots that can quickly soak up moisture
The process by which molecules spread from areas of high concentratiion to areas of low concentration.
What is diffusion?
Give an example of vegetative reproduction.
Cutting, Grafting, Runners, Rhizomes, Suckers
What's one reason why we need plants?
Help to clean and filter water
Help keep soil in place and prevent it from being washed or blown away.
Provide Oxygen
What is the main roles of leaves?
To create food: use energy from sunlight and change it to chemical energy (food-sugars) through the process of photosynthesis.
Why is Fruit so important for plant reproduction?
Protection, food, and attract animals
What kind of root can get water from deep in the soil?
What is a taproot?
What is the process of changing a single trait of an organism?
What is Genetic Modification?
Name 4 of the 7 major food crops in the world. We talked about this in class.
What is Wheat, Rice, Corn, Potatoes, Barley, Cassava, Sorghum
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What is the Flames
Asexual has how many parties? Think of STAR WARS
Asexual involves only ONE plant creating a clone.
The process in which water leaves the plant through evaporation.
What is Transpiration?
What is the male part of a flower?
What is pollen?
What is Synthetic Fibre and Natural Fibre?
Synthetic Fibre-Manufactured material-Polyester or nylon
Natural Fibre-From nature- Cotton, hemp, and flax
Name the main purposes of Stems?
Transport water and nutrients between the leaves and roots
Support the leaves to ensure they receive adequate sunlight
Store food for the plant.
Sexual Reproduction involves how many parties?
Sunlight + CO₂ + H₂0 = C₆H₁₂O₆ (sugar) + O₂
What is the formula for photosynthesis?
Give three examples of pollinators.
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Give me 4 examples of how we use plants in our everyday lives.
Answers will vary.
How does water move up the plant?
The water network in a plant is like a series of thin straws called xylem tissues
What is selective breeding?
People choose specific plants with particular characteristics and encourage these plants to reproduce.