What is absorption of water and nutrients from the soil
100
Give an example of an edible stem
What is asparagus, celery, cinnamon, sugar cane, lemongrass
100
The most important job of a leaf is
What is photosynthesis
200
The outer layer of plant tissue is covered with a waxy cuticle. What is the purpose of this cuticle?
What is to prevent water loss
200
A tomato is an example of a
What is a fruit
200
Explain a fibrous root system
What is all roots grow out of the stem and are all the same size
200
The 4 main roles of a stem
What are structure (support), protection, production of important structures, and transport
200
One of the roles of stomata is gas exchange. What gas enters a leaf and what gas exits?
What is carbon dioxide in and oxygen out
300
What are the types of plant tissues. Please list them in order from outer tissue to inner tissue.
What is dermal, ground, vascular
300
The edible parts of plants are mostly made of what type of tissue?
What is ground tissue
300
Explain a tap root system and give an example
What is a root system with one main bigger and stronger roots with a system of branch roots that come off of it. Examples: trees, carrots, ginger, etc.
300
There are 2 types of growth in stems. Explain them both.
What are primary growth ( vertically from root and shoot) and secondary growth (horizontally increasing the width of the stem and the roots)
300
What is a guard cell
What are the cells that control the opening and closing of stomata
400
What are the 2 types of vascular tissue?
What are xylem and phloem
400
The definition of a fruit
What is a mature ovary that contains a seed
400
The force used to get water and nutrients into the roots
What is root force
400
Transpiration
What is the evaporation of water from leaves of plants.
400
The roles of xylem and phloem in the vein of a leaf. (Material and direction of transport)
What is xylem transports water into the leaf. Phloem transports glucose out of the leaf
500
The main functions of each layer of plant tissue.
What is dermal-protection, ground-food production and storage, and vascular-transport
500
What is a tuber
What is an edible underground stem.
500
The specialized cells at the tips of roots that allow roots to grow quickly
What are apical meristems
500
The 2 forces that work together to pull water from the roots of a plant to the top are
What are transpirational pull and capillary action
500
The difference between palisade mesophyll and spongy mesophyll
What is the cells in palisade mesophyll are tightly packed together and in spongy mesophyll the cells are spread out with air spaces in between