These are thin structures that develop to help the seed take in water.
What are root hairs?
100
This stem part transports water upward.
What is xylem?
100
This is the broadest level of classification.
What is Kingdom?
100
This type of root system has one main root with smaller roots extending off it.
What is a taproot system?
200
This type of seed has only 1 cotyledon.
What is a monocot?
200
The part of the root that the cell growth takes place in is the:
What is root tip?
200
This stem part transports food and other materials downward.
What is phloem?
200
This is the narrowest level of classification.
What is species?
200
The Greek scientist Aristotle divided living things into 3 categories. What are they?
What are those that swim, those that fly, and those that walk/crawl/run?
300
List the correct order of development of the 3 main parts of a plant.
What is roots, shoots, and leaves?
300
This part protects the bottom of the root and helps it push downward through the soil.
What is root cap?
300
This green pigment in the leaves of plants helps capture energy from the Sun.
What is chlorophyll?
300
How should an organisms' scientific name be written?
What is genus then species, genus is capitalized species is lowercase, and written in italics if possible?
300
This part of a root is the area that contains cells and root hairs.
What is the Zone of Maturation?
400
This event is what starts the germination process inside a seed.
What is water being absorbed by the seed and making its way inside to the embryo?
400
This area of the root system has cells that form into long, narrow channels to help transport materials throughout the roots.
What is the Zone of Elongation?
400
These structures found in the leaves control whether the stomates are open or closed.
What are guard cells?
400
List the 5 Kingdoms in any order.
What are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia?
400
Carolus Linnaeus created the idea of giving organisms a 2-part name. Using a 2 word name for an organism is an example of what?
What is binomial nomenclature?
500
What is the first part of the plant that develops after germination? Why is it important that this particular part grows first?
What is the roots and it needs roots to gather water.
500
Name the 3 jobs that roots do for a plant.
What is collect water, anchor the plant in the ground, and store energy?
500
Explain the process of photosynthesis.
What is energy from the Sun is used to change water and carbon dioxide into food for the plant as well as leftover oxygen?
500
List the 7 levels of classification in order from most broad to most precise.
What is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species?
500
So far this year we have worked with many living things in our experiments, including yeast and paramecium. Which of the 5 Kingdoms does the yeast belong to? Which of the 5 Kingdoms does the paramecium belong to?
What is yeast are Fungi and paramecium are Protists?