Plant Plumbing (Transport)
Tropisms (Responses)
Flower Power & Cones
(Reproduction)
(Reproduction)
Survival Mode
Pop Culture (Movies/TV/Games)
100
These underground structures are the first stop for water and minerals entering the plant from the soil.
What are roots?
100
This type of growth occurs when a plant bends toward a window to reach a light source.
What is phototropism?
100
These are the colorful parts of the flower used to attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.
What are petals?
100
These microscopic pores on the bottom of a leaf open and close to regulate gas exchange.
What are stomata?
100
In the Netflix hit Stranger Things, what is the name of the monster that resides in the clock and haunts the teens of Hawkins in Season 4?
Who is Vecna?
200
This vascular tissue moves water in one direction: up from the roots to the leaves.
What is xylem?
200
This response ensures that roots always grow toward the center of the Earth, even if the seed is planted sideways.
What is gravitropism (or geotropism)?
200
In a pine tree, these small, yellow structures are responsible for releasing pollen into the wind.
What are male cones?
200
During a period of low rainfall, a plant’s stomata will do this to prevent the plant from losing too much water.
What is close?
200
In Finding Nemo, what is the exact address written on the scuba goggles that Dory remembers?
P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney?
300
This tissue is responsible for carrying glucose from the leaves down to the roots for storage or use.
What is phloem?
300
This "touch" response allows climbing vines to coil around a trellis or a support stick.
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What is thigmotropism?
300
This is the sticky landing pad at the top of the female reproductive system where pollen is deposited.
What is the stigma?
300
Climbing plants use thigmotropism to reach higher heights, which helps them access more of this for photosynthesis.
What is sunlight?
300
In the show The Last of Us, what is the name of the specific fungus that turns humans into zombie-like creatures?
What is Cordyceps?
400
This specialized tissue acts as the primary delivery system to move energy-rich food from the shoot system to the root system.
What is phloem?
400
This is the scientific term for the energy-rich molecules—also called glucose or sugar—that the plant produces in its leaves.
What are carbohydrates?
400
To complete fertilization, a pollen grain must grow a tube down to this structure, where the seed will eventually form.
What is the ovule?
400
This is the name for the process where water evaporates out of the leaves and into the air.
What is transpiration?
400
In the popular sitcom The Office, what is the name of the paper company located in Scranton, Pennsylvania?
What is Dunder Mifflin?
500
If a plant needs to move minerals absorbed from the soil up to the leaves, it uses this specific vascular tissue.
What is xylem?
500
This is the term for a plant’s growth response toward a water source, helping the roots find moisture in dry soil.
What is hydrotropism?
500
This is the name for the larger, woody brown structure on a pine tree that contains seeds and is often found high in the tree.
What is a female cone?
500
In an underground partnership, the root system provides the shoot system with water and these, which are often supplied by fungi.
What are minerals/Nutrients?
500
In the classic movie Back to the Future, what is the exact speed (in miles per hour) the DeLorean must reach to travel through time?
What is 88 MPH?