Classification
If a plant is vascular and seedless, what type of plant is it?
Fern
What is an example of a plant with a taproot?
Dandelion, carrot, etc.
In what type of plants does alternation of generations take place?
All types of plants
If a seed contains 2 cotyledons, what type of plant will it produce?
Dicot
If a flower has pistils and no stamens, what type of flower is it?
Female
What type of plant produces exposed seeds, gymnosperms or angiosperms?
Gymnosperms
What type of root do ferns have?
Rhizomes
Which is larger in mosses—the gametophyte or sporophyte?
Gametophyte
What are two ways you can tell if a plant is a monocot or dicot?
Cotyledons and petals
What is #1 on the picture?
Pistil
What type of plant requires water for fertilization?
Mosses and ferns
What type of roots do mosses have?
Rhizoids
What is the difference between pollination and fertilization?
Pollination is the transfer of pollen; fertilization happens after, when the pollen tube reaches the ovary.
The protective cover of a cone is covered with what?
Scales
What is #2 on the picture?
Ovary
What type of plant lives year after year?
Perennial
What are the leaves of ferns called?
Fronds
In what stage of a fern’s life does it have fiddleheads?
When it pushes through the ground in the spring.
Which are larger, male or female cones?
Female
What is #9 on the picture?
Anther
What type of plant drops their leaves in the fall?
Deciduous
What is the name of the opening on the underside of a leaf that allows CO₂ to enter?
Stomata
What is the purpose of the flower?
To hold the reproductive parts of the plant.
What are three ways that seeds are spread?
Wind, water, and animals
Which structure produces pollen in a conifer?
Cone