fruits & fun
fleshy ripened flowering part intended to protect and spread a plant's seed.
What is a fruit
This plant organ is responsible for water uptake, stability, and absorbing nutrients
what are the roots?
microscopic single cell organisms that live almost everywhere, no nucleus and have cell walls
what is bacteria
The president of the Botany Club, runs meetings, and is a really cool guy!
Who is Robert Lyon
Organelle in a plant cell that is responsible for photosynthesis
What is the chloroplast
This is not a fruit and botanically is not recognized as real
What is a vegetable?
These three form the organ system of the plant
What are the root, shoot, and leaves
a microscopic, non-living infectious agent composed of genetic material (DNA or RNA) inside a protein shell
what is a virus
Our vice president! You see their name every week on the newsletter (If you do not receive the newsletter, please sign in on the laptop to start receiving them.)
Who is Lindsey Lorenz
the pigment that gives plants and algae their green color
What is chlorophyll
fruits develop from this organ
what is the ovary
this modified stem is used to hold starch and nutrients, a potato.
what is a tuber
name for microscopic organisms that lack a nucleus and most organelles aside from ribosomes
What is a prokaryote
The treasurer, if you are yet to pay dues or just want to give us money, talk to him.
three inputs needed for photosynthesis to occur
what is water, light, CO2
hard woody shells found in the center of some fruits
What is a pit
This is also an underground modified storage organ, but it grows horizontally in the ground. Ginger is one of these
What is a rhizoid/rhizome
distinct domain of cells, similar to bacteria, but are evolutionarily more similar to eukaryotes, known for inhabiting extreme environments
What is an archaea
Our two outing coordinators. They prepare off-campus events, and you can reach out to them for event info or to suggest outings (you only have to give me one)
Who is Olivia Moon or Mia Johnson
The process of photosynthesis can be split up into these two cycles
What are the light-dependent and light-independent reactions
This part of the flower is what is fertilized and develops into the fruit
What is the ovary
this part of the plant is where new tissue is being actively produced, the top is the shoot _____ and the bottom is the root ______.
What is the meristem
Three compelling reasons why a virus is or is not a living organism
Good job! (or bad job, but I'm hopeful)
Just give me one more!
Good Job! (or bad job, but I'm hopeful)
The structure of a chlorophyll molecule has this unique element at its center (not carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen)
What is magnesium