Roots
What is one of the two functions of roots?
take in water and nutrients or act as an anchor
What is one function of stems?
To carry food and water to all parts of the plant.
What are the two main groups of the plant kingdom?
vascular and nonvascular plants
What is in leaves to give plants their green color?
chlorophyll
What is the main function of leaves?
make food
What kind of roots prevent soil erosion?
fibrous roots
What are the tubes called that transport food from the leaves to the other parts of the plant?
phloem
What are the 3 main parts of most vascular plants?
roots, stems, and leaves
What is the name of the food making process that involves water and nutrients from the soil, carbon dioxide from the air, and energy from sunlight?
photosynthesis
What do leaves release to the air for animals and humans to use?
oxygen
What kind of roots reach water deep in the ground?
taproots
What are the tubes called that transport water and nutrients up the stem?
xylem
What is the first part to develop from a seed?
a root
What do nonvascular plants and simple vascular plants use to reproduce?
spores
If leaves have edges like a saw, we say that leaves are what?
toothed
Which kind of roots can be eaten?
storage roots
Most stems grow up, but some grow another direction like a watermelon plant. What direction does the watermelon plant grow?
sideways
What is the most common gymnosperm?
conifers
What are wind, water, animals, and an unusual explosion examples of?
seed dispersal
Are needles on evergreen trees leaves?
yes
What kind of roots do desert plants have?
taproots
How does a cactus survive in the desert?
stores water in its stem
Why does a seed have a better chance of growing into a new plant than a spore does?
It has a supply of food.
What do we call flowering vascular plants?
angiosperms
What are the two leaves Mrs. Sieving told you to remember the difference between by thinking about what cowboys and Indians shoot?
a white oak and a red oak