Flower Families
Lily family
What plant has hinged leaves?
Venus fly trap
Chlorophyll
The pigment that makes plants green and is used for photosynthesis.
What is in the middle of the flower that has a long tube?
Pistil
What is the largest vein of a leaf called?
Midrib
Pea family
What plant has sticky dewdrops that trap insects?
Sundew plant
Chloroplast
What holds one or more undeveloped seeds?
Ovary
What is a type of sugar in a plant called?
Glucose
What family has long narrow leaves and trumpet like flowers that last only one day?
Day lily
What plant attracts insects with its honey like nectar and gets trapped in its leaves?
Pitcher plant
Cuticle
The waxy covering that coats the leaf and prevents water from escaping.
What part of the pistil receives the pollen?
Stigma
What are the tiny projections near the end of a root called?
Root hairs
What family is the largest family of flowering plants; each “flower” is actually a combination of many small flowers.
Composite family
What plant is underwater and has hollow leaves that suck in insects or small crustaceans?
Bladderwort
Stomata
The tiny holes or pores in a leaf through which air enters
name the two cells that unite to form fertilization.
Sperm cell and Egg cell
what is the growth of a plant in response to a condition called?
Tropism
What family has many colors and has petals in multiples of 5?
Rose family
What plant is the most important plant to humans, animals, and flowers?
GRASS
Guard cells
A pair of cells (2) that surround each of the stomach on a leaf to control how much water evaporates through e stomata.
Besides petals, what helps attract insects to pollinate a flower?
Sepals
What is a tough fibrous material that is manufactured by plant cells to make the cell wall?
Cellulose