Photosynthesis, Respiration, & More
Leaves
Roots
Flowers and Fruit
Tree Growth
100
Plants need sunlight and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. What is the other input required for this process?
Water
100
What is this kind of leaf arrangement called?
Opposite arrangement
100
Storage, absorption and conduction are 3 functions of roots. What is another function of roots?
Anchoring/stabilization
100
Gymnosperms are plants that produce _________________.
Cones
100
Phototropism occurs when a plant grows toward ____________.
Light
200
Transpiration is the movement of _____ up the trunk of a tree.
Water
200
This leaf belongs to what kind of tree?
Ginkgo
200
How deep in the soil are the majority of a tree's roots found?
In the top 12-18 inches
200
Wind, water, and insects are all methods of pollination. What is another method of pollination?
Mammals (or birds)
200
What is the xylem responsible for transporting throughout the tree?
Water and minerals
300
True or false: trees must produce more energy than they use to live.
True
300
Leaves can either have a simple or ___________ shape.
Compound
300
Name the part of the root that pushes the root through the soil.
The root cap
300
Pollination is the process of pollen reaching the ____________________.
Stigma (or more generally, the pistil/female flower part).
300
The plant hormone ______________ is responsible for fruit ripening.
Ethylene
400
What is the name of the green chemical compound in leaves that absorbs light for photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
400
The most important job of a leaf is to make ______ for the tree.
Food
400
What resource do roots store?
Carbohydrates/starches
400
What types of trees produce this kind of seed?
Maple
400
What layer of the tree is responsible for increasing the tree's diameter each year?
Cambium
500
Name two parts of a tree where gas exchange occurs.
Stomates, lenticels
(Also roots)
500
The edge of a leaf is called its _______________.
Margin
500
Fungi that live around and within the tree roots in a symbiotic relationship with the tree are called _______________.
Myccorhizae
500
Trees that produce only male or female parts are called ____________.
Dioecious
500
Heartwood, which is located in the center of the tree, is composed of dead _______.
Xylem