Plant Parts
The function of the seeds.
What is:
Contains the embryo which will germinate and become a new plant.
1. The collective term for the male parts of a plant.
2. The collective term for the female part of a flower.
What is:
1. The stamen
2. The pistil
Without this, photosynthesis CANNOT take place. This is the catalyst for the chemical reaction.
What is:
Light
The process that plants use to make food (or energy) using water, air, nutrients, and light.
What is:
Photosynthesis
This is considered to be the most important energy source.
What is:
The sun
The functions of the leaves.
(Name 2 out of 3)
What is:
1. The site of photosynthesis (primary)
2. To provide a large surface area to increase sunlight absorption (secondary)
3. The major site of plant transpiration (secondary).
This will become the fruit if it is fertilized.
What is:
The ovary
Plants require this to anchor the plant and provide minerals.
Growing Media (or Medium)
The practice of growing plants in the absence of soil, using just water.
What is:
Hydroponics
These are insects or other agents that deliver pollen to a plant to allow fertilization.
What are:
Pollinators
The functions of the stem.
(Name BOTH functions)
What are:
1. To provide a channel for the transportation of water, minerals, and sugar from the roots and leaves to the rest of the plant (primary)
2. To support the plant structure (secondary)
The male parts of the flower.
What are:
The anther and filament.
(These parts make up the stamen)
The requirements for Photosynthesis.
(You don't have to give the exact compounds, just the things requirements for this reaction to take place.)
What are:
1. Light
2. Water
3. Nutrients from the soil
4. Air
The practice of growing plants in the absence of soil, using fish and water.
What is:
Aquaponics
This common fruit, which grows in clusters, is actually classified as the world’s largest herbaceous plant instead of a tree.
What is:
A banana "tree" (or banana plant)
The functions of a flower.
What are:
1. The site of reproduction/houses the reproductive parts of a plant (primary)
2. To attract pollinators to aid in fertilization (secondary)
The female parts of the flower.
What are:
The stigma, style, and ovaries.
(These parts make up the pistil)
What does the photosynthesis reaction create for the plant?
(The MOST CORRECT answer will receive the points!)
What is:
*Cellulose (C6H12O6)
Glucose
Sugar
Food
(*from most correct, in descending order)
Tiny pores that regulate the passage of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor into and out of the cells.
What are:
stomata
Some species of mushrooms possess this trait, a special ability to seemingly "glow in the dark." Other organisms like certain bacteria and fish also possess this trait.
What is:
Bioluminescence
- Aids mushrooms in spore dispersal
- Aids fish in camouflage, attracting prey, communication with other fish, and confusing predators
- Bacteria normally do this when pollution is elevated, experiencing a chemical reaction, or their population density is too high.
The functions of the roots.
(Name 2 out of the 3)
What is:
To absorb water and nutrients from the soil (primary)
To anchor the plant to the ground (secondary)
To store food for the plant (secondary)
These flowers have both male and female parts.
What is:
A perfect flower
What are:
1. Autotroph (producer)
2. Heterotroph (consumer)
Light from bulbs and other man-made sources that can be used to manipulate plants to flower, fruit, or germinate at specific times.
What is:
Artificial Light
This flower only blooms every 2 - 3 years and is known for its distinct smell, like rotting flesh, when it does bloom.
What is:
The corpse flower