Botany

A

100

What is the outer covering of a seed called?

Seed Coat

200

What is the name of a scientist that studies plants?

a) chemist

b) botanist

c) geologist

d) meteorologist

b) botanist

300

Where does a plant make its food?

The leaves

400

What two things do roots absorb?

Water and mineral nutrients

B

100

What are flowering plants called- angiosperms of gymnosperms?

Angiosperms

200

What is the sugary substance that a plant produces called?

Glucose

300

The seeds of an angiosperm are located in the plant's

a) fruit

b) stem

c) leaves

d) cone

a) fruit

400

What do plants take in through their leaves from the air?

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

C

100

What part of the plant holds the plant in the soil and absorbs water?

The Roots

200

What are the tiny holes on the underside of leaves called?

a) chlorophyll

b) botany

c) cotyledon

d) stomata

d) stomata

300

The seeds of a gymnosperm are located in the plant's

a) fruit

b) stem

c) leaves

d) cone

c) cone

400

What two things do plants make during photosynthesis?

Oxygen and glucose

D

100

What is the name for the process of a seed beginning to grow?

Germination

200

What is the name for the process of a plant making its own food?

Photosynthesis

300

What part of the seed provides the food for a new bean plant until the plant has green leaves? It is also the names of the two halves of the seed.

a) cotyledons

b) chlorophyll

c) radicle

d) seed coat

a) cotyledons

400

What is the beginning of the root system for a plant called?

a) stomata

b) chlorophyll

c) radicle

d) embryo

c) radicle

E

100

What are plants called that have roots, stems, and leaves?

Vascular plants

200

What part of the plant supports the plant above the ground and carries water/nutrients to all parts of the plant?

The Stem

300

What does the sun provide a plant?

Light

400

What are the molecules that absorb sunlight called?

a) Carbon Dioxide

b) stomata

c) glucose

d) chlorophyll

d) chlorophyll