Characteristics
Are plants symmetrical asymmetrical?
Both
Are most plants heterotrophs or autotrophs?
Autotrophs
How do flowering plants reproduce?
Pollination
Do plants have protostomes or deuterostomes
Neither
Phylum Anthophyta- Flowering plants; Carnivorous; pollinated by wind or by animals; Subtropical Wetland
Venus Fly Trap
Do plants have nervous systems?
No
What is the process plants use to make food?
Photosynthesis
What are reproductive cells called?
Gametes
When a plant is going through phototropism, how are they reacting to stimulus?
Growing toward or away sunlight
Phylum Coniferophyta- Seeds born on cones; wind-pollinated; most are evergreen; many have needle-like leaves; prefer mountain-ranges with steady rain-fall
Pine and Spruce
How do plants react to stimuli?
They grow toward or away the stimulus. (Tropism)
What sugar is made as food?
Glucose
What process is fruit made through?
Fertilization
When a plant is going through thigmotropism, how are they responding to stimulus?
Turning or bending in response of touch
Class Dicotyledonae- Flower parts in multiples of fours or fives; vascular bundles are in rings in stems; has a high resilience to the environment; can live in very dry soil, shallow soil ridges; poorly drained flats, and wet bottom lands.
White Oak
What gives plants their green pigment?
Chloroplast
How do plants get rid of waste?
Diffusion
Genetically identical offspring are called?
Clones
What kind of plants usually go through thigmotropism?
Twining plants and tendrils
Class Monocotyledonae- Flower parts in multiples of three; they prefer shallow, marshes, and bogs
Lily and Corn Lilies
Are plants eukaryotic or prokaryotic?
Eukaryotic
What is the formula for photosynthesis?
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
What are male and female reproductive cells called?
Stamen and pistil
What are the four different body plans for plants?
Unicellular, siphonous, colonial, and multicellular
Phylum Pterophyta- Vascular plants able to live well in damp or seasonally wet lands; well adapted to terrestrial life; reproduction still dependent on water; can be found in humid and shady environments, like swamps and forests. Mainly found in south and central america, and the west indies and africa.
Boston Fern