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A flowering plant with a life cycle of more than two years.
Perennials
A plant response that ensures roots always grow down and stems always grow up.
Gravitropism
A plant response in which the stems or leaves grow toward the light.
Phototropism
How do venus fly trap eat their prey?
Venus flytraps eat insects like ants and flies by luring them into the jaws of their traps. The prey triggers the jaws and the mouth of the venus fly trap turns into a stomach and digestive juices dissolve the insect. The mouth opens after several days and the remains are blown away by the wind.
A plant’s response to seasonal changes in length of night and day.
Photoperiodism
Plants that flower when nights are longer and days are shorter.
Short-day plants
Chemicals released by plants to help them control and affect their growth and development.
Hormones
Used by seedless plants in order to reproduce in place of seeds.
Spores
A flowering plant with a life cycle of two years.
Biennials
The most common plant response that involves growing toward or away from stimuli.
Tropism
A flowering plant that grows for only one year.
Annuals
What two types of defenses do plants have against outside invaders? Give examples of each.
Mechanical and chemical defenses. Examples of mechanical defenses could be growing an abundance of leaves or thorns. Examples of chemical defenses are the release of fragrances or poison.
A plant response to touch, such as that of vines which coil around fences.
Thigmotropism
What are three seedless non vascular plants?
Moss, liverworts, and hornworts
The series of steps Hashem designed for an ecosystem to be rebuilt following a disaster.
Ecological succession
The accumulation of dead moss in a bog that is used as a fuel to heat homes and cook.
Peat
List 2 benefits of ferns
1. Medicinal
2. Prevents Erosion
What do you call the leaves of ferns?
Fronds
The short growths that mosses use to anchor themselves to rocks and soil. These growths are rootlike structures that absorb water and nutrients.
Rhizoids
What are three examples of seedless vascular plants?
Ferns, club mosses, and horsetail