Flowers
The purpose of a flower
What is reproduction?
protective covering softened by moisture before germination
What is the seed coat?
a plant that has 2 growing seasons
What is a biennial?
Simple sugar providing energy for the cells of plants
What is glucose?
this tissue carries sugars from the leaves to the stem and roots
What is phloem tissue?
a vase-shaped structure with a sticky top and rounded bottom
What is the pistil?
the tiny shoot that becomes a stem and leaves
What is the plumule?
a fruit develops from this part of the plant
What is the ovary?
green pigment necessary for photosynthesis
What is chlorophyll?
carries water and nutrients from the root hairs to the leaved
What is xylem tissue?
What are petals?
structure designed within the seed for food absorption and storage
What is the cotyledon?
the food-making process of a plant
What is photosynthesis?
can only occur in the daytime due to needed light energy
What is photosynthesis?
the term of evaporation of water from plant leaves
What is transpiration?
this part of a flower produces pollen
What is the anther/stamen?
plants whose seeds have one cotyledon
What is a monocot?
required for plants to make food
What is oxygen, sunlight, and water?
tiny structures inside plant cells containing chlorophyll
What are chloroplasts?
the continual movement of water from a high water content to a lower water content, (through semi-permeable membrane)
What is osmosis?
German naturalist who studied geraniums and declared the author of nature has a definite design
Who is Christian Konrad Sprengel?
the small root that develops into the root system
What is the radicle?
type of transport that carries water up through roots to stem and leaves
What is xylem?
the tiny holes in the leaf through which air passes
What is a stomata?
type of plant without a vascular system
What is a bryophyte? (moss)