Wild
What are waxy leaves for
prevent water loss
Absorb water and nutrients from surrounding soil - part of plant
Root hairs
What is a shoot system + what organs are part of it
above ground and includes leaves, stems, flowers, and seeds
What happens if there is too much water for a plant to grow - expand and explain your answer
too much water will drown the plant and then the roots will not be able to get any oxygen and without oxygen coming in through the roots the the plant will die soon
Many insects like bee's and wasps do what to a plant
Pollinate
What are the two types of root and what do they look like - draw image
Tap Root, fibrous root
Seeds start to develop and grow
Germinate
What is root system + what organs are part of it
below ground and include roots, tubers, and rhizomes
What do all plants need (list all of them)
space, temperature, light, water, nutrients, time
cones are fruit - true or false
false they are not a fruit
conducts material through the plant
Organic compounds like starch, sugars, and cellulose
Carbohydrate
trap humidity, dry climates, lessen water loss
What is diffusion
the movement of molecules from an area with greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration
What is an anther
contain pollen which is like a sperm in animals
What is a phloem + direction it flows
Goes downwards - conducts food from leaves where they are produced to the rest of the plant
Conducts food/sugar from the leaves
Phloem
What other plants have spines/thorns on them (besides cactus and holly) - name at least 2
agave, acacia, blackberry, fire thorn, roses, raspberry
What is osmosis
movement of water across a semipermeable membrane
How many stages are in a flowering plant life cycle + what are they and what happens in that stage
6 stages - seeds; roots start growing downwards, flowering/growing; plant will start to flower, pollination; flowers will get pollinated by insects or birds, fertilization; sperm from pollination will fertilize egg, seeds form; seeds form in ovary fruit is another name for ripened ovary, full-grown seeds; disappear by animals wind etc.
What are some ways plants can asexually reproduce - give 3 examples
cuttings, runners, tubers and bulbs, suckers
Permits free passage of water but prevents passage of other materials
Semipermeable membrane
What are some odors some flies like that plants might mimic
rotting meat, fecal matter
What is xylem + direction (draw arrow)
conducts water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant - upwards
What are all the flower parts + names
petal, stigma, style, ovary, ovule, filament, anther