Roots
What is one of the 4 functions of roots?
1. Anchor plants to the ground & give support.
2. Roots absorb water and inorganic mineral nutrients.
3. Roots store nutrients
4. Roots carry out vegetative reproduction
What is an area of growth on a stem?
What is the waxy covering of the leaf called?
Cuticle
What is a bright, showy, structure that attracts the pollinators?
Petals
What is Ms. Hahlbeck's favorite kind of fast food?
Taco Bell
What is an enlarged, fleshy underground root?
Tuberous
What is the area between two nodes?
Internode
What is the name of the stalk that connects the leaf blade to the stem?
Petiole
What is the name of the female part of the flower?
Stamen, Pistil
Tuberous
What is the main root of a plant?
Taproot
What is the dominant or main bud on a plant?
Terminal Bud
What cells work to open and close the stomata?
Guard Cells
Stigma
A carrot is an example of a _________ root.
Taproot
What root is generally thin and hairlike?
Fibrous
What are the buds on a stem that may remain dormant or could potentially develop into a leaf or flower?
Axillary Bud
What two tissues are found within a vein?
Xylem and Phloem
What are the leaf-like structures that protect the flower before it opens?
Sepals
What does the word Mesophyll mean?
Middle Leaf
What is a root that appears where roots don't normally appear?
Adventitious
What are pores found on a stem called?
Lenticels
What is the name of the process that occurs that allows plants to make their own food?
Photosynthesis
Name all of the parts found in the male and female parts of the flower.
Anther, Filament, Stigma, Style, Ovary
What kind of flowers did we use for our flower dissection?
Alstroemerias