Plants & Water
What part of the plant absorbs most of its water?
Roots
What small openings under the leaf release water vapor?
Stomata
What organ filters blood to make urine?
Kidneys
How does the mothers blood get received by the fetus?
The umbilical cord
What gas do plants take in to carry out photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
How do plants get their energy?
Photosynthesis
What weather condition causes transpiration to slow down because less water evaporates from the leaves?
High Humidity
What waste gas do humans exhale?
Carbon Dioxide
What harmful habits should pregnant individuals avoid?
Smoking, alcohol, vaping, drugs
This subatomic particle has a negative charge and orbits the nucleus of an atom.
Electron
What tissue in plants carries water from the roots to the leaves?
Xylem
What two things primarily drive transpiration?
Heat and dry air
What is the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder?
Ureter
How does the mothers food reach the fetus?
Through the bloodstream
Elements in this vertical column of the periodic table have the same number of valence electrons and similar chemical properties.
Group or family
What structure in roots increases surface area for absorbing water?
Root Hairs
What happens to the stomata on a very hot, dry day?
What waste product is created when protein is broken down?
Urea
Why are deli meats sometimes unsafe during pregnancy?
Risk of bacteria that can harm the fetus
Formula for density
Mass/Volume
Root hair cells are specially adapted for absorbing water, why?
Long, thin extension
What process describes water moving through a plant and evaporating from the leaves, creating a continuous upward pull on water in the xylem?
Transpiration
What part of the excretory system is where urine exits the body?
Urethra
What process allows oxygen and nutrients to move from the mothers blood into the fetus blood?
Diffusion
Term describes the total kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance, while temp measures the average kinetic energy.
Heat