Who/Name
What
When/Which
Define
Why/How
100

Who is the Christian botanist who discovered that each flower's nectar-producing organs have special colors designed to attract various insects?

Christian Konrad Sprengel

100

What are the two types of flower ovaries, based on position in the flower?

inferior and superior

100

When did Christian Konrad Sprengel exclaimed that, "The wise Author of Nature has not made even a single hair without a definite design."?

1787

100

Define chlorophyl.

The green pigments necessary for plants to carry out photosynthesis.

100

How do stems of the mint family differ from the stems of other plants?

They are square.

200

Name the creeping stem of a grass plant.

Stolon


200

What is the primary function of flower?

Reproduction of plants


200

Which family of angiosperms contains plants with ray and disk flower?

composite


200

Define ovule, sepal, & receptacle.

Ovule- the plant's future seed; Sepals- is a leaf-like structures surrounded the base of the petals; receptacle- the enlarged upper portion of the flower's stem.

200

How do most plants store glucose?

converted to starch

300

Name the three parts of typical seed.

embryo, endosperm, seed coat

300

Ask a question: "pea family"

What is pea family?

300

Which of the two main groups of angiosperms includes grasses, lilies, and palm trees? 

Monocots


300

Define osmosis.

Osmosis is the continual movement of water from a solution of a higher water content through a semi-permeable membrane into a solution of lower water content.

300

Why are pollination and fertilization both crucial in the flower's reproductive cycle?

Without pollination, the egg cell could never be fertilized; without fertilization, a seed could never form.

400

Name the four main parts of a flower.

pistil, stamens, petals, sepals

400

Ask a question and answer your question about the words: "xylem tissue"

What is a xylem? Xylem tissue carries water and nutrients from the root hair to the leaves, where the water is used in photosynthesis or released through the stomata.

400

Which part of the root performs much of the water & nutrient absorption?

Root hairs


400

Define cortex.

Cortex is the inner portion of the root that consists of storage cells.


400

Why would a monocot take longer to germinate than a dicot?

A monocot must absorb the food stored in the endosperm into the cotyledons during germination.

500

Which scientists specialize in plants?

Botanists

500

What is a pea family & how important is it to the soil?

The family of plants that helps return nitrogen to the soil.

500

Which part of the seed fertilized egg?

embryo


500

Define petiole.

Petiole is a stalk that attaches leaf blades to the node.


500

Why are the grasses important?

Man, and almost all animals depend on grass, directly or indirectly, for their food.