Flowering Plants
Seeds
Roots
Stems
POTLUCK
100
This is the MALE structure of flowers that makes pollen.
STAMEN
100
What we call the very beginning of a seed starting to grow.
GERM _ _ _ _ _ _ N
GERMINATION
100
The type of root that has one large main root, like dandelions.
TAPROOT
100
The tubes in a vascular plant that carry WATER and nutrients up to the other parts of the plant.
XYLEM
100
The type of stem that gets gradually larger over time and can support a lot of weight (e.g. tree trunks)
W_ _ _ _
WOODY
200
This is the FEMALE structure of flowers that contains the ovary.
PISTIL
200
The part of a seed that contains the embryo's food for germination.
ENDO _ _ _ _ _
ENDOSPERM
200
The type of root that has many thin, branched roots that are similar in size, like grass roots.
FIBROUS ROOT
200
The tubes in a vascular plant that carry FOOD throughout the plant.
PHLOEM
200
A primitive classification of plant that has no true roots and cannot grow very large (e.g. mosses and algae)
NON _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
NONVASCULAR
300
Which classification of plants has flowers?
ANGI_ _ _ _ _ MS
ANGIOSPERMS
300
The seed structure that protects the inside of the seed, like a jacket.
SEED COAT
300
Large amounts of food for the plant can be stored in this type of root.
TAPROOT
300
From which part of the plant does the stem receive water from the ground?
ROOTS
300
This is what would happen if plants just dropped their seeds straight to the ground below instead of DISPERSING them.
The seeds would not grow because there would not be enough space, water, or nutrients in that one spot.
400
This is how angiosperms are different from ALL other kinds of plants.
THEY HAVE FLOWERS!
400
This is the VERY FIRST part of the seed to grow.
ROOTS
400
Besides absorbing water and minerals from the soil, this is another function of roots.
Hold a plant in the ground and upright.
Transport water and nutrients to the stem.
Store food.
Sometimes to grow a new plant from them.
400
Stems that are pliable (bendy) and do not increase in size each year are called this.
_ _ _ _ ACEOUS
HERBACEOUS
400
This is one way seeds get dispersed (spread around).
wind
water
expulsion
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