Photosynthesis
Plant Anatomy
Insects
Pest and Control
Plant Care & History
100
What is necessary for a plant to undergo photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight.
100
What is a node?
Growing point
100
Give three examples of an insect:
Ant, bee, beetle, butterfly, cricket, grasshopper.
100
What are pesticides used for?
To kill harmful insects
100
Why has maintaining the health of plants been so important in history?
So we will have the plant in our future.
200
What is a by-product of photosynthesis?
Oxygen
200
Which type of plants have fibrous roots and flowers in multiples of 3?
Monocots
200
What are the three components of an insect's body?
Head, thorax, abdomen.
200
How do plants get infected with Aster Yellow?
Leafhopper.
200
Describe the function of the leaves:
To produce food for the plant by photosynthesis.
300
Organisms that can make their own food are called?
Autotrophic.
300
Describe the functions of the roots:
Anchorage of the plant, absorption of water and dissolved minerals and conduction of these to the stem.
300
What are the stages of complete metamorphosis?
Egg, larva, pupa, adult.
300
What is a beneficial pest?
Ladybug – they eat other insects that cause damage.
300
Describe the function of the stem:
The function of the stem is to support the leaves, conduct water and minerals to the leaves, and transport these products from the leaves to other parts of the plant including roots.
400
What is the photosynthesis?
The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar (glucose).
400
Is corn a monocot or dicot?
Monocot
400
What are the stages of incomplete metamorphosis?
Egg, nymph, the adult stage.
400
Give three examples of a pest:
Aphids, beetles, broad mites, wasps.
400
Describe the function of the Flowers:
Pollination
500
What is the photosynthesis equation?
6 CO2 + 6 H2O → C6H12O6 + 6 O2
500
Which type of plants have taproots and flowers in multiples of 4 or 5?
Dicots.
500
What phylum are insects in?
Arthropod.
500
What is the 4-step approach for integrated pest management?
Identify the pest, set action threshold, prevent and control.
500
