vocabulary
plant responses
plants 1
plants 2
plants 3
100
a plant changing its growth in response to touch
thigmotropism
100
thigmotropism
100
In what weather pattern might a plant want to have LESS water evaporate out of its stomata? (in other words, they want to STORE the water.)
a. rainy season
b. hot weather
c. dry period
dry period
100
in what part of the plant cell does photosynthesis occur?
chloroplast
100
what is the name of the pigment that makes plant leaves green?
chlorophyll
200
a plant changing its growth in response to water
hydrotropism
200
phototropism
200
Plants need three things to perform photosynthesis----
carbon dioxide, water, sunlight
200
what do plants do with the sugar they make from photosynthesis?
use the glucose to make energy
200
What gas is released by the plant during photosynthesis but then reenters the plant during respiration?
oxygen
300
a plant changing its growth in response to gravity
gravitropism
300
gravitropism
300
Photosynthesis creates two things
sugar and oxygen
300
What plant process releases extra water through the stomata of the leaf that is not needed for photosynthesis?
transpiration
300
The stomata must open and close at different times to let materials in and out. What controls the opening and closing?
guard cells
400
a plant changing its growth in response to light
phototropism
400
hydrotropism
400
Photosynthesis occurs during the ____________ and respiration occurs during the __________.
day; night
400
To do respiration, plants need--
sugar and oxygen
400
Respiration creates three things--
energy, carbon dioxide, water
500
being asleep or inactive
dormant/dormancy
500
Why don't baby leaf buds open until spring/summer?
conditions are favorable and good in the spring/summer
500
The most important product made during respiration because the plant needs it for growth and survival is _________________
energy
500
What happens if you plant a seed upside down?
roots grow down in dirt; stem grows up towards the light
500
Why do plants grow towards the light?
they need light to make food/do photosynthesis