What are the two main types of plants?
Flowering and Non- Flowering
What are some examples of herbs?
Basil, chives, celery, thyme, parsley
What are the two main types of roots?
Tap roots and fibrous roots
How do you refer to the leaves of grass?
Blades
Name an example of a monocot?
Corn, Rice, Grass, Coconut
What is another name for the stem of a tree?
Trunk
Name some examples of algae.
sea moss, seaweed and kelp
What part of the leaf above is labelled (ii) ?
Mid rib
What are the two types of seeds?
Monocotyledons and dicotyledons
What is the major transportation system in plants?
Vascular Bundle: Xylem and phloem
How do you refer to the hard woody material which covers the trunk of a tree?
Bark
What are the main parts of a plant?
leaves, flowers, branches, fruit, stem, roots
Which part of the plant attaches it to the plant?
Petiole or the stalk
What type of seed is shown in the picture below?
Dicotyledon
Which vessel transports food to all parts of a plant?
Phloem vessel
How do you refer to low plants with many woody stems and branches?
Shrubs
What is the name of the process where green plants create their own food?
photosynthesis
Chlorophyll
How do you refer to the reproductive units produced by flowering plants from which an identical plant grows?
Seeds
Xylem vessel
How do non flowering plants like ferns and fungi reproduce?
Through spores
How do you refer to the main root which grows straight down into the soil in a plant with tap roots?
The Primary Root
What is the chemical formula for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide + water + Light energy => Glucose + oxygen
6CO2 + 6H2O + Light energy => C6H12O6 + 6O2
What name is given to the cells in leaves which contain Chlorophyll ?
Chloroplats
What are the parts of a flower?
Filament + Anther (Stamen) , Stigma + Style (Pistil), Petal, Sepal, Ovary and stalk