In what part of the plant does photosynthesis occur?
In the leaves
100
Xylem and phloem are similar in function to ________ and _______ in humans.
arteries and veins
100
Name three things that Ferns and Gymnosperms have in common.
Possible answers:
Multicellular, eukaryotic, autotrophic, Vascular tissue
100
Name 2 of the 3 ways fruits aid in seed dispersion.
1. Wind dispersal
2. Water dispersal
3. Animal dispersal
200
Are plant cells eukaryotic or prokaryotic?
Eukaryotic
200
What are the names of the two systems found in plants?
The shoots system and the roots system
200
Name one vascular plant.
Fern, club mosses, horsetails, peat
200
What unique character trait do angiosperms have?
They produce flowers.
200
What are the two reactants of photosynthesis, and the two products?
Reactants: Water and Carbon Dioxide
Products: Glucose and Oxygen
300
What three organelles do plant cells have that animal cells don't have?
1. Chloroplast
2. Large Central Vacuole
3. Chloroplast
300
What part of the plant holds and protects seeds?
The fruit
300
In what type of plants might you find a xylem?
Vascular Plants
300
Hornworts are...
A. Seedless Vascular
B. Seeded Vascular
C. Nonvascular
C. Nonvascular
300
How do non-vascular plants transport water?
Through diffusion
400
Define autotrophic.
Autotrophic: able to produce food (energy) on its own without having to consume other organisms. Plants do this through photosynthesis.
400
Sugar is usually transported from the _____________ to the _____________ because _________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Sugar is usually transported from the leaves to the roots because plants make sugars through photosynthesis in the leaves and they can store the excess sugars in their roots.
400
What two tissues to vascular plants have that non-vascular plants do not have?
Xylem and phloem
400
What system do we use to name plants?
Binomial Nomenclature
400
What do non-vascular plants need to survive?
They need to be in direct contact with water.
500
Name 8 different characteristics of plants.
Possible Answers:
Eukaryotic, Multicellular, Non-motile, Autotrophic, Cell Walls, Chloroplast, photosynthesis, large central vacuole, water-dependent, ect.
500
What do the xylem and phloem do?
The xylem is responsible for transporting water and minerals throughout the plant.
The phloem is responsible for transporting sugars throughout the plant.
500
The xylem usually transports __________ from the ________ to the __________.
The xylem usually transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves.
500
Ferns are...
A. Seedless Vascular
B. Seeded Vascular
C. Nonvascular
A. Seedless Vascular
500
Define Spore-Bearing Plants.
Spore-Bearing plants are vascular plants that don't form seeds.