Plant Attributes
What is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water
Photosynthesis
What protects the outside of the plant and helps the plant either retain or release water?
Dermal tissue
A small opening in the underside of a leaf that regulates gas exchange .
Stoma
Almost all plants are _______
a. Autotrophs
b. Parasitic
c. Neither
A : autotrophs
In their cell walls plants have multicellular embryos.
False
What is the cycle in which happens by by alternation of generations, which is a cycle that includes a spore-forming stage and a gamete-forming stage.
Reproduction
What is one kind of vascular tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant.
Xylem
The broad part of a plant leaf.
What cones are small male cones?
a. Pollen cones
b. Seed cones
c. Pine cones
d. None of the above
A: Pollen Cones
The outer surface of plants is covered by a cuticle
True
What is the waxy, protection layer on the outer surface of plants?
Cuticle
What transports food made in the leaves to the rest of the plant?
Phloem
A layer of meristematic cells that replace the epidermis in woody plant stems.
Cork Cambium
Plants that have one cotyledon are monocots, while plants with two cotyledons are ___________.
a. Tricots
b. Dicots
c. Polycots
d. None of the above
C: Polycots
The second layer in a woody stem is called the vascular cambium.
True
What is the tough fiber that gives plants their rigidity and strength?
Cellulose
What consists of undifferentiated cells (stem cells) that can become any type of tissue?
Meristematic tissue
In plants the type of vascular tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant.
Xylem
All plants produce _______
a. Spores
b. Gametes
c. Seeds
d. Both B and C
e. Both A and B
E : Both A and B
The broad part of the leaf is called the petiole.
False
Plant gametes fuse to form a zygote that develops into a ____________________.
Multicellular Embryo
What is both the workhorse and the packing material of plant tissues, responsible for producing sugar, storing materials, and supporting the plant.
Ground tissue
An undeveloped shoot located on the node on a plant stem.
Bud
Plants depend on ________________ because they can not pollinate.
Pollinators
Almost all plants are autotrophs.
True