Multiple Choice 1
The pores on the underside of the leaf are called ____.
a. guard cells
b. cellulose
c. stomata
d. bracts
What is the stomata?
"Packages" of chlorophyll found in leaf cells are called ____.
a. chloroplasts
b. stomata
c. cuticle
d. epiphytes
What are chloroplasts?
-Petals grow in multiples of 3
-grow from bulbs
What is the lily family?
The part of the plant that grows below the ground is called the ____.
a. stolen
b. runner
c. root system
d. tendrils
What is the root system?
A particularly deep main root is a(n)_____.
a. root cap
b. root hair
c. taproot
d. epiphyte
What is a taproot?
-has five petals (one large and four small)
-fruit grows in pods
What is the pea family?
The waxy substance that coats the leaf is called the ___.
a. cuticle
b. cellulose
c. stomata
d. chlorophyll
What is the cuticle?
The layer of thick, protective cells at the tip of the root is the ______.
a. root hair
b. taproot
c. epiphyte
d. root cap
What is the root cap?
-has small flowers and two-part leaves
-reproduces without flowers
What is the grass family?
The structures that allow the stomata to open and close are the ____.
a. chloroplasts
b. bracts
c. cellulose
d. guard cells
What are guard cells?
Plants store sugar in their roots in the form of ____.
a. glucose
b. starch
c. cellulose
d. cotyledons
What is starch?
-petals grow in multiples of 5
-includes apples and cherries
What is the rose family?
The tough, fibrous material used to form the cell walls of plants is called ____.
a. chlorophyll
b. chloroplasts
c. cellulose
d. glucose
What is cellulose?
An especially large vein running up the middle of many leaves is a _____.
a. taproot
b. cuticle
c. midrib
d. bract
What is a midrib?
-largest flowering family
-two types of flowers make up the "one" flower
What is the composite family?