Characteristics of Life
CO2, Light, Water
simple plants that do not have a network of tubes to transport water are called ______________________
non-vascular
What ORGANELLE is responsible for stripping the energy from sunlight for the process of photosynthesis
chloroplast
All energy produced by photosynthesis comes from where?
sunlight
What is the vascular tissue responsible for bringing water up through the roots all the way to the leaves
xylem
The collective male parts of the flower are called the ________________
Stamen
What is the grouping of seeding plants that use cones to reproduce
gymnosperms
Plants absorb all colors of light except _______________
green
What is the green pigment that gives plants their color
chlorophyll
What is the vascular tissue responsible for transporting glucose from the leaves to other parts of the plant
phloem
The part of the flower responsible for making pollen is called the _________________
anthers
All flowering plants are classified into what group of plants?
angiosperms
What is it called when a plant's growth changes in response to a stimulus?
tropism
what part of the plant/flower is responsible for the majority of photosynthesis
leaves
I have a plant, and lately, I've noticed it grows toward my personal heater. What type of tropism is this?
thermotropism
The sticky part of the flower that collects pollen is called the __________________
stigma
What organelles are ONLY found in PLANT CELLS and not ANIMAL cells?
Chloroplast and Cell Wall and
Optional: Central Vacuole
Roots growing towards the stimulus of gravity is an example of what type of geotropism? Positive or Negative
positive
Trees that lose their leaves the same time every year are what type of tree
deciduous
What are the porous openings in leaves that allow carbon dioxide in and oxygen and water vapor out
stomata
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a plant?
a. plants make energy in the form of sugar
b. plants have an elaborate and complex nervous system
c. plants reproduce food for themselves and other organisms
d. plants have a waxy cuticle on the outside of their epidermis
B. plants have an elaborate and complex nervous system
What is the photosynthesis equation
6CO2 + 6H2O + light ----> C6H12O6 + 6O2
What is it called when plants release water vapor back into the atmosphere
transpiration
Trees that keep their leaves year round are what type of tree?
evergreen
What is water in its gaseous form called?
vapor