Vascular Plants
Flowers
Roots
Transport System
Photosynthesis
100
What do all vascular plants have in common?
Roots, stems, leaves, vascular tissue
100
What are vascular plants called that have seeds and flowers?
Angiosperms
100
What are four different types of roots. Describe each for extra points.
Taproots, Fibrous roots, Prop roots, and Aerial roots Taproots – one large root with few branching, hairy roots. Examples - Carrot, Dandelion, and beet plants Fibrous roots - made up of thin, branching roots – can have a huge network of roots underground. Example - grasses Prop roots – grow like fingers out of the bottom of the stem. Roots help support, or prop up the plant. Examples – corn plants and mangrove trees. Aerial roots – roots that never touch the ground. Since the roots never reach the ground, roots take in water from moisture in the air. Examples – ivy and orchids
100
What are the structures/organs found in the transport system?
Roots, stem, leaves, vascular tissue (xylem and phloem)
100
What is photosynthesis? BONUS: Where does it take place?
Leaves capture and use energy from the sun, water absorbed by the roots, and carbon dioxide from air to make food for the plant. Food-making process. BONUS: Takes place in the leaves of the plant usually, in the chloroplasts.
200
What steps would you take to classify a plant?
Is plant vascular or nonvascular - if plant is VASCULAR - determine if it produces seeds or is seedless - if it is SEED plant - then determine if it is flowering (angiosperm) or nonflowering plant (gymnosperm).
200
What is the function of the flower on a plants?
Flowers are the structures that allow angiosperms to produce seeds. The bright colors attract bugs and insects.
200
What are the structures/organs found in the root system?
Roots, usually the underground portion of the plant
200
What materials are transported through vascular plants?
water, minerals, and sugar
200
What are the products of photosynthesis?
Sugar and Oxygen
300
Why do plants wilt? Describe what happens.
Plants wilt when the vacuoles release water and shrink
300
All of the following are parts of a flower EXCEPT a. the stamen b. the ovary c. the petal d. the spore
D. the spore
300
What causes taproots to grow deeps into the soil?
Deep underground sources of water will cause taproots to grow deep in to the soil.
300
What is the purpose of the xylem and the phloem?
Xylem and Phloem are vascular tissue. Xylem moves water and minerals up from the roots. Phloem moves the sugar produced in the plant's leaves to the other parts of the plant.
300
What is cellular respiration? BONUS: Where does it take place?
Cellular respiration is when plant or animals need energy and they use oxygen to break down stored carbohydrates. Takes place in the mitochondria.
400
What are the structures of the shoot system and its 3 functions?
Structures: stem and leaves Functions: Support the plant (stem) - Transport materials through vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) - produce food (leaves)
400
What are the steps of pollination?
Flowers have scents that attract different insects. The insects touch the pollen and some pollen sticks to the insects. The insects move to other flowers. The pollen falls off the inside that flowers and fertilizes the female egg cell within the flower.
400
What are the functions of the root system?
Functions: Anchorage – roots holed the plant in place Absorption – roots take in nutrients and water from the soil Storage – roots can store food for the plant
400
What are the functions of the Transport System found in vascular plants?
1. Water and minerals are moved up from the roots to the leaves. 2. Sugar is transported from the leaves to all other parts of the plant 3. Xylem - carries the water 4. Phloem - carries the sugar
400
What are the products of cellular respiration?
Carbon dioxide and water are the products.
500
How do seedless plants reproduce?
Seedless plants grow a stalk with leaves or fronds. Under each leaf there are capsules that contain many spores. Capsules open and spores drop to the ground near the parent plant. Other spores are blown away by the wind. New plants grow when spores land near water.
500
What flowering plants do we eat?
Tomatoes, oranges, celery, apples
500
How could aerial roots help a plant stay in place?
The aerial roots could wrap around the branches or grow in cracks in the bark of a tree.
500
How do plants move minerals from the soil to the tips of their leaves?
Minerals are absorbed into the roots through the root hairs. Minerals are transported from the roots to the stems and into the leaves through the veins. Veins transport minerals through the leaves.
500
What is the function and purpose of the stoma/stomata? Where is it located in a leaf?
Carbon dioxide from the air is taken in through tiny pores called stomata. They are usually found at the bottom of leaves, but are also found on stems. Stomata open and close to let in and give off the gases carbon dioxide and oxygen. They also open to give off excess water vapor.
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