Processes and Responses
The chemical process by which a plant produces food
What is Photosynthesis
Plant with hinged leaves that close shut like the jaws of a steel trap
What is Venus Fly Trap
The pores (or little mouths) on the underside of the leaf
What is Stomata
What is Sepal
Anything that forms from the ovary of a flower
What is Fruit
The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil
What is Pollination
The bright colors and honey-scented nectar of this plant lure the insects that drown in its leaves
What is Pitcher Plant
A particularly deep main root is a(n)
In the middle of the flower, surrounded by petals, is a long tube
What is the Pistil
Unusual plants that never touch the ground and grow in the tops of trees. Example: Spanish moss
What are Epiphytes
ANY growth response of a plant to a condition in its environment
The sticky, glistening dew drops on this plant are the bait that attracts insects
What is Sundew
The layer of thick, protective cells at the tip of the root
What is Root Cap
Holds one or more undeveloped seeds and sits inside the ovary
What is Ovules
This family has small flowers and two part leaves. It can reproduce without flowers
What is the Grass Family
The process in which an egg stored inside an ovule unites with a sperm cell from a grain of pollen
What is Fertilization
What is Bladderwort
The waxy substance that coats the leaf
What is Cuticle
These are usually positioned in a ring around the pistil; they make and hold dustlike yellow grains called pollen
This family has petals grow in multiples of 5 and includes apples and cherries
A plant's response to gravity
Geotropism
"Packages" of chlorophyll found in leaf cells
What is Chloroplasts
The noticeable part of the flower that attracts bees
What is the Petal
This family is the largest flowering family with two types of flowers that make up the "one" flower
What is the Composite Family