Structures and Adaptations
The root system with a single main root that splits to smaller roots and root hairs is called?
Taproot
An apple is an example of a fruit in its ______ state.
Raw
One example of a plant fibre given in class was?
Cotton or Hemp
The most commonly used plant resource for construction is _______?
Lumber (wood)
There is a villain in the DC universe that is able to control any plant in the world. She typically fights Batman. What is her name?
Poison Ivy
A root system with several similarly sized roots staying fairly shallow
Fibrous Root
More than half of the world's supply of sugar comes from a plant called________?
Sugar Beet
Is silk technically a plant product?
No, but silk worms require specific plants for food.
There are more than _______ different medicines that have plant components in them!
7000
Indigenous People of the interior regions of North America used the bark from _________ to make canoes.
White Birch
Holes in the bottom of a leaf that allows carbon dioxide to enter are called?
Stoma or Stomata (plural)
Chocolate is made from the fruit from what tree?
Cacoa Tree
The first recorded pair of jeans were made from what plant material?
Hemp
There is a tree that produces a liquid latex. What material can be made from this latex?
Rubber from the Rubber Tree!
The largest trees in the world are the ____________ and can be found in parts of California.
Giant Redwoods
When there is no sun, plants begin the __________ process.
Respiration
Sorghum is sometimes used as an ingredient in what popular breakfast food?
Cereal
Hemp can be recycled more than wood pulp paper. How many times can hemp paper be recycled typically?
7 times
Burning wood is an example of using plants for ________?
Fuel!
Tom Brady's diet does not eat tomatoes, bell peppers, eggplants, potatoes, or mushrooms. These are all considered what kind of vegetables? (hint: there is a superhero with the same name)
Nightshade! Brady doesn't eat them because they can act as anti-inflammatory's.
Water vapour escaping leaves is called?
Wheat, rice, maize (corn), potatoes, barley, cassava, and sorghum make up what percentage of all food supply in the entire world?
75%
Cotton is great because it is durable and _________ _________.
absorbs moisture
Both herbivores and carnivores use plants to their advantage. What might they use plants for? (hint: carnivores do not consume plants)
Shelter/Cover/Hiding
What kind of tree is Groot based on?
Ceiba tree, the national tree of Puerto Rico.