Memory Work
What are the five kingdoms of living things?
Animalia, plantae, fungi, protista, monera. These are the kingdoms, these are the kingdoms, of living things, of living things. (to the tune of “Are You Sleeping?”)
Which of the following is NOT a function of the roots of a plant?
A. Absorb water
B. Produce seeds
C. Provide support
D. Store food
B. Produce seeds
True or false: Plants do NOT need help from pollinators in order to grow seeds.
False
True or false: a cucumber is considered a fruit.
True
What are the four major parts of a plant?
Answer: Roots, Stems, Leaves, and Flowers.
Which of the following is NOT an organ of flowering plants:
A. Leaves
B. Roots
C. Chlorophyll
D. Stems
C. Chlorophyll
Which of the following parts of a flower holds the ovules:
A. Sepal
B. Ovary
C. Petals
D. Pollen
B. Ovary
What makes leaves green?
Chlorophyll
What are the two types of root systems?
Fibrous roots, tap roots
Which organ is primarily used to absorb minerals from the ground?
Roots
The instinct of plants to grow or turn their leaves toward the sunlight is called_________
Phototropism
Carnivorous plants are_________
Plants that eat insects.
What are four types of leaf arrangement?
Four types of leaf arrangement are opposite, alternate, whorled, rosette.
Which of the following causes water to move upwards in a stem?
A. Gravity
B. Sunshine
C. Geotropism
D. Phloem
D. Phloem
Which of the following is a deciduous tree:
A. Pine
B. Maple
C. Spruce
D. Douglas Fir
B. Maple
True or false: Both plant cells and animal cells have rigid cell walls.
False
What are the classifications of living things?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
(mnemonic: “Keep Penguins Cool Or Find Good Shelter”)
Root growth primarily occurs at the________
Tip
Where are the sepals found on a flower?
Under the petals, where they meet the stem
The _______ is the control center of the cell.
Nucleus