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What resource do plants need to start the process of photosynthesis?
sunlight
Which force helps food move down plants' phloem tubes after photosynthesis occurs?
gravity
Which resources are produced as a result from photosynthesis?
sugar and oxygen
True or False: Nonvascular plants are known for having long roots and strong stems.
False
Vocabulary fill in the blank: The process of ______________ takes place when liquid water changes to water vapor and is able to leave through a plant's leaves.
transpiration
Why do plants' roots absorb water?
water enters the root because they are dryer than surrounding soil
What makes vascular plants different from nonvascular plants?
vascular plants have specialized tissues and organs that transport materials throughout the plant
Which force allows 99% of water to leave plants through their leaves?
transpiration
What are two tissues inside stems that transport water, sugar, and minerals throughout the plant?
xylem and phloem
Vocabulary fill in the blank: The process by which plants use energy from the sun to make food is called ____________________.
photosynthesis
4) Chlorophyll is the green pigment located in which organelle
chloroplasts
Which is the male reproductive organ of an angiosperm plant?
stamen
12) Which percentage of plants on Earth do angiosperms represent?
90%
5) People and animals rely on photosynthesis in plants for food and...
oxygen
Vocabulary fill in the blank: Tissues known as ____________ transport water from a plant's roots to its leaves.
xylem
What best describes how root pressure works?
pressure builds up and pushes water up into the stem
Chlorophyll has the ability to... ?
absorb light energy from the sun
Which three FORCES push and pull materials through a plant?
transpiration, root pressure, cohesion
What are three ways SEEDS can be dispersed? (select three answers)
wind, water, animals
What are two tissues in leaves?
the epidermis and stomata
On an angiosperm plant, which three parts make up the female reproductive organ called the pistil? (select three answers)
style, ovary, and stigma
Vocabulary fill in the blank: The plant tissues that transport sugar away from the leaves and can carry them down a plant are called ___________.
phloem
Vocabulary fill in the blank: Openings called _____________ let air and water in and out of the leaves.
stomata
Vocabulary fill in the blank: ________________ are plants that produce seeds with a protective covering.
angiosperms
What is the broad, flat part of a leaf called?
blade