Functions
- store food
- support leaves
- support flower
- allow nutrient movement
A root system is usually formed by thin, moderately branching roots growing from the stem
What is Fibrous
Xylem is the plumbing in the vascular system that carries water down the plant to the roots
False
The part of the diagram representing the petals
What is A
A plant that lives only one year
What is annual
A function of the roots
- anchor the plant
- store food
- uptake water
- uptake nutrients
A system with a large, central, and dominant root from which other roots sprout laterally
What is a Taproot
Phloem is the plumbing in the vascular system that carries food down the plant from the leaves
True
The part of the diagram representing the stigma
What is AC
A plant that lives more than two years and flowers every year
What is perennial
A function of the flower
- produce seed
- produce pollen
- produce fruit
- attract insects
A stem type with vertical, fleshy, underground stem that acts as a food-storage structure in certain seed plants
What is Corm
Rings in a tree tell the age of the tree
True
The part of the diagram representing the style
What is AB
Union of pollen with ovule to produce seeds
What is fertilization
A function of the leaves
- synthesize food
- cool plant
- allow gas exchange
- store food
A stem type with underground stems that grow on the soil surface
What is Rhizomes
Corn is an example of a modified stem
False
The parts of the diagram representing the stamen
What is B and C
The extreme tip of the root; is replaced as the tip moves through the soil
What is the apical meristem
What is Flower
A stem type with a slender stem that grows horizontally along the ground, giving rise to roots and vertical branches at specialized points called nodes
What is a Runner
A potato is an example of a modified stem
True
The parts of the diagram representing the pistol
What is AC, AB, and E
A plant that is not woody, and is made of green flesh type plant material
What is herbaceous