chemical process that plants use to make food
Photosynthesis
What is the main vain in the middle of the leaf
Madrib
spread outward from the stem
Veins
What is an Insectivorous plants
plants that eat insects
What is Tropism
the plants grow in the direction of their need
The part of the plant that grows under ground
roots
Where does photosynthesis happen
in the leaves
What gives leaves their green color?
Chlorophyll
where the leaf is joined to the plant
stem
hinged jaws that close like jaws of steel
Venus Flytrap
Hydrotropism
Plants grow toward water
The tip of the root that protects it
Rootcap
What are the three things needed for photosynthesis
air, water ,sunlight
What are packages of chlorophyll
Chloroplast
one that has a special design for a special task
modified leaves
underwater plant has hollow, bladder leaves that fill with water
Bladderwort
Phototropism
Plants grow toward light
The particularly large root that reaches deep down in the ground
taproot
Where does air enter the plant
The stomata
What "food" does photosynthesis produce for plants to eat? hint sugar
glucose
Plants that climb upward as they grow by clinging to tall objects such as walls or trees
Vines
attracts insects with bright colors and the aroma of its honeylike nectar
pitcher plant
Geotropism
Plants grow upwards and roots go down
Tiny tendrils coming off the root
root hairs
What does the word stomata mean in latin
Little mouths
the waxy coat that covers leaves to prevent water from escaping
cuticle
Underground storehouse made with layers of thick, fleshy leaves that surround a very short stem
Bulb
Sticky dewdrops are bait
Sundew
Thigmotropism
Plants response to touch
also called a runner and grows along the surface of the ground
stolon