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What part of a plant absorbs water and dissolved nutrients form the soil?
Roots
What part of the plant provides a pathway for the movement of water and food?
Stem
What are the 2 different types of roots?
Taproot and fibrous roots
What does the ovary in a planyt contain?
The ovule
Name 1 type of pollinator:
Bee, butterfly, Hummingbird, moth, fly, beetle
What is the process called where plants use energy from the sun, water, and carbon dioxide to make sugar and oxygen?
Photosynthesis
What part of the plant produces food?
Leaf
What 4 things do plants need in order to grow?
Light, water, nutrients and space
What does pollen do in a plant?
It is the male part of the plant that comes together with the female part to produce seeds
What is the female part of a plant called?
Ovary
What are 3 reasons plants are important to humans?
Oxygen, food, shelter, shade, beauty, clothing.
Where does a plant perform photosynthesis? (I need 2 answers)
In the chloroplast in the leaf
What are the names of the 3 stages in the life cycle of a seed plant?
Seed, Seedling, Adult
What is vegetative reduction?
Reproduction of plants not involving seeds
What is grafting?
Attaching a part of one plant to another so that it can grow
What are the 5 main parts of a plant?
flower, leaf, stem, cone/seed, roots
What are the 4 main parts of a plant cell?
Cell wall, nucleus, membrane, chloroplast
What does the cell wall do in a plant cell?
Protects the cell
What does the cell membrane do in a plant cell?
Acts as a door which lets certain things in and out of the cell
What is diffusion?
The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an are of low concentration
What is the chemical formula for the process of photosynthesis?
E + Carbon Dioxide + Water --> Oxygen + Sugar
What is transpiration?
Evaporation of water from a plants leaves
What is osmosis?
The movement of water from the soil to the roots where there is a high concentration in the soil and a low concentration in the roots
What is capillary action?
Movement of liquid up narrow tubes in the plants stem
What is cellular respiration?
Oxygen + Sugar --> E + Water + Carbon Dioxide