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Leaves
Stems
Roots
Flowers
Miscellaneous
100
The vein in the middle of the leaf
What is the midrib
100
The primary function of a stem
What is movement of water and minerals through the plant
100
A primary function of a root
What is absorb water and minerals from the soil
100
The colorful part of a flower
What are the petals
100
The manufacture of food by the plant
What is photosynthesis
200
Leaves which are made up of many smaller parts
What is a compound leaf
200
The swollen part of a stem
What is a node
200
The thin, secondary or branching roots
What are fibrous roots
200
The female part of the flower
What is the pistil
200
The tissue which moves water and minerals up from the roots to the leaves
What is xylem
300
The small stem that attaches the leaf the the branch
What is the petiole
300
The bud at the tip of a stem
What is the terminal bud
300
The big, primary root that develops as a continuation of the seedling root
What is a tap root
300
The male part of the flower
What is the stamen
300
The area of the stem between the nodes
What is the internode
400
The modified leaves found on poinsettias
What is a bracht
400
The side buds
What are axillary buds
400
An example of roots that have been modified for storage
What are carrots, beets, sweet potatoes
400
The part of the flower that contains the pollen
What is the anther
400
The tissue which moves water, nutrients and manufactured food from the leaves down to the roots
What is phloem
500
The small pores in a leaf
What are stomata
500
Examples of modified stems
What are tubers, corms, bulbs, stolons, runners
500
Roots that grow in an area other than the bottom of the plant
What are adventitious roots
500
The small green leaf-like structures underneath the petals
What are sepals
500
Pointed modified leaves found on roses
What are prickles