Who/Name
What
When/Which
Define
Why/How
100
Who is the Christian botanist who discovered that each flower's nectar-producing organs have special colors designed to attract various insects?
Christian Konrad Sprengel
100
What are the two types of flower ovaries, based on position in the flower?
inferior and superior
100
When did Christian Konrad Sprengel exclaimed that, "The wise Author of Nature has not made even a single hair without a definite design."?
1787
100
Define chlorophyl.
The green pigments necessary for plants to carry out photosynthesis.
100
How do stems of the mint family differ from the stems of other plants?
They are square.
200
Name the creeping stem of a grass plant.
Stolon
200
What is the primary function of flower?
Reproduction of plants
200
Which family of angiosperms contains plants with ray and disk flower?
composite
200
Define ovule, sepal, & receptacle.
Ovule- the plant's future seed; Sepals- is a leaf-like structures surrounded the base of the petals; receptacle- the enlarged upper portion of the flower's stem.
200
How do most plants store glucose?
converted to starch
300
Name the three parts of typical seed.
embryo, endosperm, seed coat
300
Ask a question: "pea family"
What is pea family?
300
Which of the two main groups of angiosperms includes grasses, lilies, and palm trees?
Monocots
300
Define osmosis.
Osmosis is the continual movement of water from a solution of a higher water content through a semi-permeable membrane into a solution of lower water content.
300
Why are pollination and fertilization both crucial in the flower's reproductive cycle?
Without pollination, the egg cell could never be fertilized; without fertilization, a seed could never form.
400
Name the four main parts of a flower.
pistil, stamens, petals, sepals
400
Ask a question and answer your question about the words: "xylem tissue"
What is a xylem? Xylem tissue carries water and nutrients from the root hair to the leaves, where the water is used in photosynthesis or released through the stomata.
400
Which part of the root performs much of the water & nutrient absorption?
Root hairs
400
Define cortex.
Cortex is the inner portion of the root that consists of storage cells.
400
Why would a monocot take longer to germinate than a dicot?
A monocot must absorb the food stored in the endosperm into the cotyledons during germination.
500
Which scientists specialize in plants?
Botanists
500
What is a pea family & how important is it to the soil?
The family of plants that helps return nitrogen to the soil.
500
Which part of the seed fertilized egg?
embryo
500
Define petiole.
Petiole is a stalk that attaches leaf blades to the node.
500
Why are the grasses important?
Man, and almost all animals depend on grass, directly or indirectly, for their food.