Surprise Party
Slime mold, mushrooms, and mildew are all types of this.
What is fungus?
Lilies grow from these storehouses made with layers of thick, fleshy leaves that surround a very short stem. They store food during the growing season so the plant can continue to live after its leaves, stem, and flowers have died away.
What are bulbs?
This is the name for trees that lose their leaves in the fall.
What is deciduous?
This process, which makes food for the plant, occurs in the leaves.
What is photosynthesis?
These look like petals, but actually aren't. They protect a bud until it opens.
These are the smallest of all green plants.
What are algae?
This is the most important family of food-producing plants.
What is the grass family.
Instead of producing flowers, these trees produce pollen cones and seed cones.
What are conifers?
This is the name for the pores (openings) on the underside of a leaf?
What are stomata?
This process involves transferring pollen from the stamen to the pistil.
This plant has spores instead of seeds.
What is a fern?
Daisies, goldenrods, thistles, and dandelions all belong to this plant family.
This type of tree is an evergreen but not a conifer.
What is a palm tree?
This tough and fibrous material makes up the cell walls of plants.
What is cellulose?
This part of a flower attracts bees and other pollinators.
This type of fungus converts sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. It is also used in making bread.
What is yeast?
Apples, peaches, pears, plums, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries all belong to this family.
What is the rose family?
This is where a tree's growth takes place.
This is the waxy substance that coats a leaf and prevents water from escaping.
What is the cuticle?
This part of a flower holds the seeds.
What is the ovary?
Saprophytes are a type of fungus that feeds on this.
What is dead matter (such as fallen leaves or rotten logs)?
This is another name for members of the pea family.
What is legumes?
Removing a ring of bark from a tree's trunk is known as this process.
What is girdling?
This is the name for a plant's growth in response to its environment.
What is a tropism?
These colourful leaves may be mistaken for petals.