Leaf Me Alone
Leaves have tiny holes on the underside of the leaf called ____ .
Stomata
Potatoes belong to this group of plant parts below the ground.
Tuber
Why do plants climb upwards and attach to buildings and poles?
To reach the sun
If a tree ring is very wide, it indicates ____.
Lots of rain that year.
A leaf with only one petiole and blade on it is called a _____ leaf.
Simple leaf
What is on the outside of the leaf so it won't dry out or lose water?
The cuticle layer.
Plant part just below ground, grows sideways to make a new plant: Rhizome, Tuber, Bulb, Corm
Rhizome
What is different about the leaves of plants in the desert?
Leaves are very small or needles so no water loss.
If a tree ring is very narrow, it indicates ___.
It was very dry that year
What about an xylem tube helps water to climb high in a tree?
Small diameter
What gas goes into a leaf and what gas comes out of a leaf?
Carbon dioxide goes in, and oxygen comes out.
Short, thick leaves wrapped around a stem: Rhizome, Tuber, Bulbs, Corms
Bulbs
In desert plants where does it stores excess water?
In the stem
When a water molecule pulls on another water molecules to help pull it up a tree this is known as ____.
Cohesion
Plants trap insects to get what element?
Nitrogen
Excess water coming out of a leaf is called _____.
Transpiration
Tulips belong to this group: Rhizome, Tuber, Bulb, Corms
Bulbs
Plants living near the ocean pumps the salt where to get rid of it?
On their leaves, rain washes it off
The stem of a plant serves as an attachment point for leaves and ______.
Has conduction tubes of xylem and phloem to move water and nutrients from leaf to roots.
Besides the Venus fly trap, name two other plants that eat insects.
Pitcher plant, Sundew, Bladder wort
A leaf with many petioles on its stem is called a ____ leaf?
Compound leaf
Gladiolas belong to this group: Rhizome, Tuber, Bulbs, Corms
Corms
What is unique about what seeds do in desert plants?
They lie dormant in the ground until it rains.
The phloem tubes move what element throughout the plant?
Phosphorus
Iris plants have: Rhizomes, Tubers, Bulbs, Corms
Rhizomes