Characteristics of Plants
Plants are made of ______ ___.
What are eukaryotic cells?
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Scientists call non-vascular seedless plants this.
What are bryophytes?
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Give 5 examples of edible seeds.
What is corn, beans, peas, peanuts, and pine nuts?
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All gymnosperms are ______.
What are conifers?
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All angiosperms produce these.
What is a flower?
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This is made of a waxy substance that is secreted by cells.
What is a cuticle?
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This makes up most of a fern.
What are fronds?
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Seed plants are organized into two groups. Name them.
What are flowering seed plants(angiosperms) and cone-bearing seed plants(gymnosperms)?
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_____ grow on all continents except for Antarctica.
What are conifers?
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______ plants can live for more than two growing seasons.
What are perennials?
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Plants are ______, which means that they use an outside energy source, like the Sun, to make their own food.
What is a producer?
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Over 90 percent of plant species are _____ ___.
What are vascular plants?
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A type of vascular tissue that has a thickened cell wall and is used for support in a seed plant.
What is xylem?
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Conifers, such as _____, ____, and ______ might be familiar to you.
What are spruces, pines, and redwood trees?
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______ complete their life cycle in two growing seasons.
What are biennials?
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_______ _____ can carry materials throughout a plant.
What is vascular tissue?
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The most common bryophyte is ______.
What are mosses?
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This is composed of two types of cells. Sieve-tube elements and companion cells.
What is phloem?
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They resemble ferns, but they are seed plants.
What is a cycad?
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Plants that grow, flower, and produce seeds in one season are called this.
What are annuals?
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Members of the plant kingdom are organized into groups called ________.
What are divisions?
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The rhizoids of _______ are unicellular.
What are liverworts?
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These are two kinds of xylem cells.
What are tracheids and vessel elements?
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One gymnosperm only has one species. Name it.
What is ginkgo?
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Flowering plants are organized into two groups called ______ and ____.
What are monocots and dicots?
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