Miscellaneous
I am an autotroph with a cell wall and chloroplasts.
A plant
The plant embryo's first food source
What is a cotyledon?
A tiny cell found in plants such as mosses or ferns, that can grow into a new plant
a spore
I hold the vascular plant down in the soil (for support). I also take in water and minerals.
What are the roots
Scientists classify seed plants into two main groups;
what are gymnosperms and angiosperms
What are the reactants of the process of photosynthesis?
What are sunlight, carbon dioxide and water?
Insects and birds are called_________ because they help move pollen from flower to flower.
What are pollinators
The transfer of pollen from one flower or cone, to another (different) flower or cone is called .
What is cross- pollination
The leaflike parts of the flower that protects the flower bud are called the ____________.
The male part of the plant that makes pollen is the ______________
stamen
A gas, given off as a product of photosynthesis
What is oxygen
The most important role of the colorful petals in plant reproduction is to_________________
to attract birds and insects
The type of plant vascular tissue that transports sugars and nutrients is the
What is phloem
I hold up the plant. I allow water and food to travel through the plant.
the stem
The tiny grains that make seeds when combined with the flower's eggs
pollen
I am a male part of a flower. I have pollen on me.
stamen
Pollen moves from a plant's stamen to its ovary during
__________________.
What is self- pollination
The female part of the plant that makes eggs that grow into seeds.
what is the ovary?
Where the seeds are produced in a gymnosperm
What is a cone
What are bryophytes?
Evergreen trees reproduce reproduce using cones. They are one of four types of gymnosperms. They are classified as
What are conifers
I am located inside the ovary and I am also called an egg.
an ovule
The part of a plant that contains a new plant (embryo).
What is a seed
This type of angiosperm has parallel veins on its leaves, and vascular tissue that is scattered (not in rings).
what is a monocot?
Plants without a vascular system get water into their cells through this process
What is diffusion (osmosis)