Plant Cells/Tissues
Similar tissues come together to form an _____________________.
organ
What structure grows first when a seed sprouts?
Root
What is the function of a leaf?
Photosynthesis
Is phototropism a nastic or tropic response?
Tropic
The evaporation of water in a plant through the stomata of a leaf is called ____________.
Transpiration
Celery is made up of what type of cells?
Collenchyma
List 2 functions of a root.
Anchor plant; take in water/minerals
In what layer of a leaf are most chloroplast located?
Pallisade Mesophyll
What is a hormone?
An organic chemical produced in one part of an organism and transported to another part to enact a change
What is another name for innerbark?
phloem or cork
Which type of plant cell cannot divide when mature?
Sclerenchyma
Tulips form a modified stem called a __________________.
bulb
Out of the characteristics of leaves that we learned, use one vocab word to describe a boxelder leaf?
Compound, Pinnate, Opposite
Define apical dominance?
Type of plant growth where plant grows very tall but not very much laterally
Water molecules sticking to a drinking glass is a phenomenon called ______________.
Adhesion
What type of tissue is most abundant in plants?
Ground tissue
The casparian strip is located in what layer of the root?
endodermis
What plant has leaves that are different colors depending on the amount of sunlight they recieve?
poinsettas
Which hormone affects the ripening of fruits?
Ethylene
List three things that outerbark protects a tree from?
1. Insects
2. Cold
3. Fungal infections
List out the 3 types of meristimatic tissues?
1. Apical
2. Intercalary
3. Lateral
Bald Cypress trees have modified roots called ________________.
pneumatophores
What is a simple equation of photosynthesis?
6 CO2 molecules + 6 Water molecules + light energy produce glucose + Oxygen
Which hormone results in increase in growth rate in labratory plants?
Cytokinins
Which historic Renaisance figure was the first to note the connection between tree rings and climate?
Leonardo da Vinci