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Reproduction in Plants
Transport in Plants
Plant Structure/Categories
Plant Growth
Miscellaneous
100
The transfer of pollen grains from an anther to a stigma.
Pollination?
100
Phloem sap is transported from ___ to ___
Source to sink.
100
What is the embryo of a plant called?
A seed.
100
What is tropism?
The growth or turning movement of a plant in response to a directional external stimulus.
100
What is the active form of phytochrome?

Phytochrome far red

200
The process by which a seed emerges from a period of dormancy and begins to sprout.
Germination?
200

Through what process does water move into the roots?

Osmosis

200

What is the embryonic root called?

radicle

200

What is the term for the widening of the stem?

Secondary growth

200

Transport of phloem sap is called____.

Translocation.

300
The male part of a flower is called the ____ and is composed of the ___ and ____?
Stamen, Anther, Filament?
300

What is pumped out of a root cell to allow water to enter?

Protons

300

Which part of the vascular system is made of dead cells?

xylem

300

What part of the plant is responsible for primary growth?

Apical Meristem

300

Movement through the plant due to pressure differential if called what?

Mass flow

400
The female part of a flower is called the ___ and is composed of the ___, ____, and ____?
Pistal (or carpal), stigma, style, ovule?
400

What properties of water help it to move through the xylem? (2)

Cohesion and adhesion

400

What is the structure that controls water loss through the stomata?

Guard cells

400

In phototropism, auxin is pumped to which part of the plant?

The shaded side

400

What hormone is responsible for fruit ripening?

Ethylene

500

Name one of the special conditions required by some seeds to germinate.

Pollination: Transfer of pollen from an anther to stigma, Fertilization: Fusion of a male gamete nuclei and a female gamete nuclei in the ovule, Seed Dispersal: Fertilization results in the formation of a seed which leaves the parental plant and competes for germination.

500

What is the effect of 3 external factors on the rate of transpiration?

Wind, temperature, humidity

500

What are the 2 cells of the phloem?

Sieve tubes and companion cells

500
Outline 3 conditions necessary for a germination of a seed.
Oxygen: Aerobic respiration for ATP, Water: metabolic activation of cells, Temperature: so, enzymes can function.
500

Place pollination, seed dispersal, and fertilization in order.

Pollination, fertilization, seed dispersal.