Plant Facts
Leaves
Roots
Stems
Anatomy
100
What is one of the major organs of a plant?
roots, stems, leaves, or flower
100
What is the broad, flat part of a leaf called?
blade
100
Which type of root system is made of a bunch of small roots about the same size.
fibrous roots
100
What is the name for a flexible stem on a plant?
herbaceous
100
Which vascular tissue carries sugar from the leaves to the stem?
phloem
200
What is the place where a leaf attaches to a stem?
node
200
What is the miniature "stem" on the end of a leaf called?
petiole
200
Give an example of an edible taproot
carrot, beet, parsnip
200
What do we call the cork cells that make up the outside of a stem?
bark
200
Which vascular tissue carries water and minerals up from the roots?
xylem
300
What are 3 different types of plant organs?
roots, stems, leaves, or flower
300
What type of leaf veination has a big central vein down the middle, with smaller veins branching off the sides?
pinnate
300
Which root system works best to suck up water in shallow soil?
fibrous roots
300
True or False? New wood is made by the bark.
true
300
True or False? Moss has xylem and phloem
false
500
Which part of non-vascular plants are used for reproduction?
leaves
500
Which type of leaf arrangement has only one leaf per node?
alternate
500
What is the thin skin on the outside of a root called?
epidermis
500
What material are most stems made out of?
cellulose
500
Which type of plant produces seeds in cones?
gymnosperm
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