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What is the outer covering of a seed called?
Seed Coat
What are flowering plants called- angiosperms of gymnosperms?
Angiosperms
What part of the plant holds the plant in the soil and absorbs water?
The Roots
What is the name for the process of a seed beginning to grow?
Germination
What are plants called that have roots, stems, and leaves?
Vascular plants
What is the name of a scientist that studies plants?
a) chemist
b) botanist
c) geologist
d) meteorologist
b) botanist
What is the sugary substance that a plant produces called?
Glucose
What are the tiny holes on the underside of leaves called?
a) chlorophyll
b) botany
c) cotyledon
d) stomata
d) stomata
Photosynthesis
What part of the plant supports the plant above the ground and carries water/nutrients to all parts of the plant?
The Stem
Where does a plant make its food?
The leaves
The seeds of an angiosperm are located in the plant's
a) fruit
b) stem
c) leaves
d) cone
a) fruit
The seeds of a gymnosperm are located in the plant's
a) fruit
b) stem
c) leaves
d) cone
c) cone
a) cotyledons
b) chlorophyll
c) radicle
d) seed coat
a) cotyledons
What does the sun provide a plant?
Light
What two things do roots absorb?
Water and mineral nutrients
What do plants take in through their leaves from the air?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
What two things do plants make during photosynthesis?
Oxygen and glucose
What is the beginning of the root system for a plant called?
a) stomata
b) chlorophyll
c) radicle
d) embryo
c) radicle
What are the molecules that absorb sunlight called?
a) Carbon Dioxide
b) stomata
c) glucose
d) chlorophyll
d) chlorophyll