The Vascular System in Plants
The part of a plant that holds it to the ground is called:
All plants make food in a process called ____________.
photosynthesis
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
T/F: Plants can reproduce by sexual or asexual reproduction.
True, most plants can reproduce both ways.
T/F: Ms. Crowder's favorite kind of music is Jazz.
False
The vascular tissue in plants that carries water and minerals from roots to stems and leaves is called:
A) Xylem
B) Gum root
C)Rings
D)Tubes
A) Xylem
What do plants use the energy of in order to turn carbon dioxide and water into food and oxygen?
Sunlight
T/F: Cellular respiration and photosynthesis are the same thing.
Falsaroo. The two processes work in reverse order of one another.
The fertilized cell of a plant is called a ____________.
zygote
T/F: Ms. Crowder is getting married next month.
False, she just got engaged yo!
T/F: Roots can store food.
True
T/F: Photosynthesis takes place in chloroplasts that contain a green pigment called chlorophyll.
True
T/F: Plants make less oxygen than they need, that is why they sometimes don't survive.
False, Plants make more oxygen than they need. The rest of the oxygen leaves the plant and goes into the air.
A single leaf or stem can grow from a piece of a plant called a ___________.
cutting
How many students are graduating from our high school side this spring?
5
How do you tell a tree's age?
counting it's annual growth rings.
What is the simple sugar that plants make during photosynthesis?
glucose
________ ________ are cells that open and close the stomata of a plant which helps the plant gain and lose water through photosynthesis.
guard cells
The male reproduction organ of a flower is called a _____________ while the female organ is called the _______________.
stamen; pistil
Ms. Coeling's daughter is graduating from where this spring?
Purdue University
The underside of each leaf has many small openings called:
A) petiole
B) stomata
C) pores
B) stomata
What two elements do plants split water into?
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Explain cellular respiration.
Living things use oxygen to break down food to release the chemical energy stored in it.
The process by which pollen is transferred from the stamen to the pistil is called:
a) germination
b) nectar
c) pollination
d) ovary
c) pollination
What sport does Ms. Coeling's son play?
Soccer