Fungi/Simple Plants
A microscopic, single-celled fungus is called?
Yeast
The leaf of a fern or palm is called?
Frond
What are 2 most common ways that a flower can get pollinated?
Wind & Bees
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In Science, any plant part that contains seeds is classified as this? (even foods like cucumbers and zucchini)
Fruit
A plant that keeps its leaves throughout the year is called?
Evergreen
A microscopic package of cells produced by a fungus or plant that grow into a new individual is called?
Spore
The green chemical that gives most plants their color is called?
Chlorophyll
The process of transferring pollen from one part of the plant to another is called?
Pollination
A flowering plant that has two cotyledons is called?
Dicot
A plant that sheds all its leaves during some part of the year is called?
Deciduous
Living things that absorb food from living or dead matter around them is called?
Fungi
Ferns reproduce by using seeds.
False
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The sepals are small leaf-like petals that protect the bud as it develops.
True
What 3 things do seeds need to germinate?
Warmth, oxygen, and water.
(Will accept sun, dirt, nutrients)
What is the name of the type of trees that have small, needle-like, stiff leaves?
Coniferous
A process that uses light energy to make food from simple chemicals is called?
Photosynthesis
Where are ferns found?
All over the world in damp, shady places.
A plant that reproduces by bearing flowers, fruit, and seeds is called?
Angiosperm
The process in which a seed begins to grow when conditions are right is called?
Germination
Name one way that trees are beneficial to the environment.
They produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
A plant that is specifically adapted to live in water is called?
Hydrophyte
How do liverworts and mosses get the water they need to survive?
They absorb the water through their leaf-like structures.
What are the names for the male and female parts of a flower?
A small leaf inside a seed is called?
Cotyledon
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Trees have a waxy substance in their inner wood, or xylem, which stiffens the trunk and provides the tree with greater stability.
True