Life Cycles and Classifications
A plant that produces for 1 growing season
How many cotyledons does a dicot plant have?
2
The male part of the flower
Stamen
This process allows plants to use sunlight energy to make food
Photosynthesis
The method using segments of leaves or stems that are cut off and placed in media to grow a new plant
Cuttings
A carrot produces its vegetative structures its first year of growing and then flowers the second year. A carrot is an example of what type of life cycle?
Biennial
What type of vascular bundle structure does a dicot plant have?
arranged in a circle
The filament holds up this pollen producing part of the flower
Anther
This sexual reproduction process involves the pollen attaching to the female part of the flower.
pollination
A method used on trees by joining the upper part of one plant to the lower part of another
Grafting
The tulips in Ms. Pohl's garden come back and flower every year. They are an example of what type of life cycle?
perennial
What type of leaf veins does a monocot plant have?
parallel
This sticky part of the pistil catches the pollen
Stigma
This plant process involves the plant using its stored energy
Respiration
An entire new plant is grown from small pieces of plant tissue that are placed in artificial media under sterile conditions
Tissue culture
An apple tree produces flowers and then seeds that are protected by the apple fruit. What is an apple tree classified as?
Angiosperm
A monocot has flowers that are in multiple of ___
3
What part of the pistil becomes the fruit?
Ovary
This plant process involves the movement and loss of water through evaporation
Transpiration
Name 1 of the 3 most common nutrients by plants that are usually lacking in the soil
Nitrogen, Phosphorus or Potassium
This term is used for a plant that produces seeds that are not protected by fruit. A pine tree would be an example of this.
Gymnosperm
A corn plant would be an example of a monocot or dicot?
Monocot
Inside of the fruit are seeds. These came from what part of the female plant?
Ovules
This sexual reproduction process is when the pollen reaches the ovules and start making the gamete to make the fruit and seeds
Fertilization
A shortage of a given nutrient from a plant is called a ________
Deficiency