Plants in General
Plants that reproduce by seeds formed in cones or conelike structures are classified as __________.
Gymnosperms
Trees that lose their leaves in autumn and remain bare in winter are __________.
Deciduous.
An organism that obtains its nutrition from dead organisms is a ___________.
Saprophyte.
This system rids the body of wastes.
Excretory system.
Appendicular.
The flowering seed plants, which produce seeds that are covered by fruits, are _____________.
Angiosperms.
Which group of trees produces winged fruits called samaras?
Maples.
When placed in pure water, the cells of humans and animals absorb water and swell until they burst; but the cells of plants absorb water and become firmer without bursting. What part of plant cells is responsible for this difference?
a. nucleus c. chloroplast
b.vacuole d. cell wall
d. Cell wall.
This system is responsible for exchanging carbon dioxide for oxygen.
Respiratory system.
The long, straight shaft of a bone is the ________.
Diaphysis
What type of tissue is responsible for the growth and repair of plant parts?
a. merismatic tissue c. vascular tissue
b. parenchyma tissue d. epidermal tissue
a. Merismatic tissue
Which type of vascular tissue carries sap upward?
Xylem.
Living things have traditionally been grouped into kingdoms _____ and Animalia.
Plantae.
This system lines organs and tissues with a semipermeable membrane.
Integumentary system.
The shoulder muscles that allow you to pull your shoulders back and help pull your head up are the ______ muscles.
Which of the following is NOT a cereal grass?
a.oats c. barley
b.rye d. sugar cane
d. Sugar cane.
The bundles of xylem and phloem tubes in a herbaceous stem are ______ bundles.
Vascular.
What type of organism consists of a fungus and an alga in a symbiotic relationship?
Lichen.
This system protects the body from disease.
Immune system.
What is the tough, translucent sheath that surrounds a skeletal muscle and binds it together?
a. sarcolemma c. fascia
b. endomyseium d. sarcoplasmic reticulum
c. Fascia.
Yeasts and mildew are ________.
Sac fungi
Wood is another name for ______ tissue.
a. cambium c. phloem
b. xylem d. epithelial
b. Xylem.
This system carries materials to and from the cells.
Bones are connected to other bones by strong bands of fibrous connective tissue called synovial membranes.
Ligaments.