Plant Structure
The part of the plant that is underground and absorbs water and nutrients from the soil
roots
__________ hold a plant up and support the leaves
stem
What gas does a plant absorb for photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
The bright, colorful parts of a flower that attract pollinators
petals
Name one way a plant defends itself against hungry animals
Thorns or toxins
What is the natural green pigment in plants that helps with photosynthesis
Chlorophyll
During photosynthesis, light energy is transformed and stored as ___________ energy.
Chemical
The transfer of pollen grains to a sticky stigma is called
Pollination
Waxy coating that prevents the leaves of a plant from drying out
Cuticle
The specialized cells in plants where food is made is called
chloroplasts
The sugar molecule made during photosynthesis is called
glucose
The joining of a sperm cell with an egg cell inside the ovary to form an embryo is called
Fertilization
The vascular tissue that carries nutrients and minerals up the plant stem is called
Xylem
Stoma are open and closed by bean shaped __________ cells
guard
When water molocules are split inside chloroplasts, this gas is released by the plant
Oxygen
Once fertilization is complete, the surrounding flower ovary swells and ripens into a ___________
Fruit
The vascular tissue that moves sugars throughout the plant
Phloem
Stoma or Stomata
Plants link extra glucose molecules to form ___________ which makes strong cell walls and wood
Cellulose
Plants scatter their seeds across distances through seed ___________ to reduce overcrowding near the parent plan
dispersal