Plant Basics
What process do plants use to make food?
Photosynthesis
What structure controls a plant cell’s activities?
Nucleus
Plants that produce seeds in cones belong to what group?
Gymnosperms
What part of the flower produces pollen?
Stamen
What do plants teach us about God’s creation?
That God provides for life
What green pigment is necessary for photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
What organelle stores water in plant cells?
Central vacuole
Plants with flowers and fruit are called what?
Angiosperms
What part receives pollen?
Stigma
What biblical symbol is often associated with peace and new life?
The olive branch
What is the main organ of photosynthesis?
The leaf
What structure gives the cell rigidity and support?
Cell wall
What are mosses classified as?
Nonvascular plants
What protects the flower bud?
Sepals
What sacrament frequently uses plant-based oils?
Confirmation (and others)
What part of the plant anchors it in the soil?
The root
What organelles capture sunlight?
Chloroplasts
What type of plant has veins for water transport?
Vascular plants
What structure eventually becomes fruit?
Ovary
What does a seed symbolize in Jesus’ parables?
Faith growing in the soul
What gas do plants release during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
What sugar is produced during photosynthesis?
Glucose
What are ferns reproduced by?
Spores
What is the female part of the flower called?
Pistil
What miracle involved loaves and fishes multiplying?
Feeding of the 5,000