Photosynthesis
Ferns and Mosses
Misc
Definitions
Definitions
100
What is the process by which plants make food?
photosynthesis
100
What are a fern's fronds?
leaves
100
What are groups of similar cells that perform a specific function called?
tissues
100
What chemical make plant cell walls?
cellulose
100
What is a green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants?
chlorophyll
200
Which colored object will absorb the most light?
A dark colored object.
200
Where does sphagnum moss grow?
a bog
200
What occurs when a sperm cell unites with an egg cell?
Fertilization
200
What are the structures inside plants in which food is made?
chloroplasts
300
What makes a leaf appear green?
chlorophyll
300
What part of moss absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?
rhizoid
300
What happens when light strikes a dark color?
It is absorbed.
300
What is a large sack like storage area?
vacuole
300
What are thin, rootlike structures that anchor mosses to the ground?
rhizoid
400
What is the energy that powers photosynthesis?
sunlight
400
What are 2 characteristics of non vascular plants?
They are low growing and they lack vascular tissue.
400
What happens when light strikes a light color?
Light is reflected.
400
What is a waxy waterproof layer that covers the leaves of most plants?
cuticle
400
What are sperm and egg cells called?
gametes
500
What is produced during photosynthesis in plants?
sugar and oxygen
500
What are all plants?
autotrophs
500
Which team does Mr. Spence think will win the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship?
Duke
500
What is an internal system of tubes through which water and food move inside the plant?
vascular tissue
500
What is a wetland in which sphagnum moss grows?
bog
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