Chapter 2
Name the process by which water vapor is lost from the leaves of plants.
Transpiration
Why are plants considered autotrophs?
Plant make their own food through photosynthesis.
Name the two types of flowers in a composite flower head
disk flower & ray flower
Leaves, stems, and flowers are part of the ? system
shoot
What is the creeping, above ground stem of a grass plant?
Stolon
Why would the leaves of a particular plant wilt during the day but recover at night ?
The plant receives adequate water, but hot temperatures cause rapid transpiration during the day
What is the pressure produced by water within cells?
Turgor pressure
Name the liquid found in the root, stems, and leaves of plants.
Sap
The place where an organism lives is its ? .
Habitat
Which plant family plays a major role in the nitrogen cycle ?
Pea Legume family
Name the vascular tissue that carries sap upward?
Xylem
Name the type of cells in which photosynthesis pccurs
Mesophyll cells
"What term refers to trees that lose their leaves each fall ?
deciduous
Which is a special leave? Spines, Tendrills Stolons
Spines and tendrils
Which part of a plant cells is responsible for protecting the cells from absorbing or loosing too much water ?
Cell wall
"Which group of trees produces winged fruits called samaras?
Maples
Whic carbohydrate strengthens plant cell walls?
Cellulose
Name the two main kinds of root
Tap root, fibrous root
Which type of plant has special leaves trap and digest insects ? .
Insectivorous plants
What is cellular respiration?
The process by which living organisms combine glucose and oxygen to make energy
Which process is an abscission layer involved in?
Loss of leaves
The stacks of chlorophyll-containing disks inside chloroplasts are called ? .
Thylakoids
"What is the other name for flowering seed plants?
Angiosperms
A leaf that lacks a leafstalk is a(n) ? leaf.
Sessile
Non woody plants are called?
Herbaceous plants/herbs