VOCABULARY I
VOCABULARY II
STEMS
ROOTS & LEAVES
PLANT PROCESS & ADAPTATIONS
100
The layer that separates the xylem and the phloem in a plant's stem
What is the cambium
100
The threadlike parts of cells on the surface of a root are called
What is root hairs
100
All stems support (2 things)
What is leaves and flowers
100
How do roots help a plant survive?
What is Roots help the plant get water and minerals from the soil that the plant needs to survive
100
Water evaporates from the leaves, more water moves up through the plant, this process is called
What is transpiration
200
Some parts of plants have an outer cell
What is the epidermis
200
The tissues that carry food from the leaves down through a plant are found in the
What is phloem
200
Stems hold the ____________ system of the plant
What is transportation
200
Thin hairy branching roots are called
What is fibrous roots
200
The sun's energy is trapped in the process of
What is photosynthesis
300
Growing roots are protected by a (n)
What is a root cap
300
The layer just inside the epidermis of root and stems that sores food is the
What is cortex
300
Stems store (2 things)
What is food and water
300
This is one large root with a few hairy branching roots.
What is a taproot
300
Energy is released in the process of
What is respiration
400
Something that causes a living thing to react is a (n)
What is stimulus
400
The tissues that carry water and minerals up through the plant are found in the
What is xylem
400
The small marks on a woody stem that act as breathing pores.
What are lenticles
400
Where does the leaf make food for the plant?
What is cells
400
Name an example of a positive tropism and a negative tropism
What is Bending toward the light, growing toward water, roots growing down - plant stems growing upward
500
What a plant or animal does after receiving a stimulus is an example of
What is a response
500
A desert plant collecting, storing, and saving water is an example of
What is an adaptation
500
By locating this you can easily tell how much growth a plant has put on from year to year.
What is the terminal bud scar?
500
What are roots that grow in the air, never touching the ground?
What are aerial roots?
500
What adaptations help plants survive water shortages? Name three
What is Storing water in stem, waxy coating, roots that absorb water quickly
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