Flowers
German botanist that is known for discovering many complex details of plant reproduction.
Carolus Linnaeus
mechanical dispersal involves wind, birds, and animals, true or false?
false, agent dispersal
the scientific term for plants that produce seeds covered by a flower is _________________
angiosperm
most important plant family
grass
the place where a leaf attaches to the stem is called a ___________
node
the food making process in plants is called
photosynthesis
the main force that brings water up a plants transport tubes is, _______________, the loss of water from leaves.
transpiration
tiny one-celled reproductive structures found on plants such as ferns are called _________
spores
fruit develops from the __________ of a flower
ovary
the part of a plant embryo that develops into the root system is the _______
radicle
the member of the parsley family that is also known as a wild carrot
Queen Anne's Lace
a creeping stem that grows along the surface of the ground in most grass plants is a ______
stolon
leaves that are attached directly to the stem are called
sessile
the transfer of pollen from the stamen to the top of the pistil is called _____________
pollination
plants that have nonwoody stems are __________ plants
herbaceous
how do mosses stay attached to wet surfaces
rhizoids
a plant that needs two growing seasons to complete its life cycle is a(n)
the part of the plant embryo that developed into the shoot of the plant is the _________
plumule
also called the crowfoot family because of their leaf shape that resembles a bird's foot.
buttercup family
an underground structure made of thick, fleshy leaves surrounding a very short stem is called a ______
bulb
a leaf that has more than one blade joined to the petiole is a ______ leaf
compound
after pollen grains reaches a flower a __________ forms through which the sperm cell will travel to reach the egg cell for fertilization to occur.
pollen tube.
water and dissolved chemicals are absorbed through the cell membrane of the root hairs by _______
osmosis
plants without vascular systems are called ______________
bryophytes
Primary purpose of a flower
reproduction
a young plant that is able to survive without its cotyledons is a(n)___________
seedling
plants that help return nitrogen to the soil
pea family
monocots that have tepals and inferior ovaries and grow from bulbs, corms, or rhizomes
amaryllis family
little green structures inside the leaf cells
cholorplasts
which process can only happen during the day, photosynthesis or cellular respiration?
Photosynthesis, because it needs light energy
the upward force in the transport tubes produced by wanter entering the root hairs is called
root pressure
except for tree ferns, most all ferns have stems that grow ____________
horizontally
the type of flowers usually found in the center of a composite flower head are called _________ flowers
after planting a bean seed you notice something that looks like a shriveled leave in the middle of the stem, what is this structure?
cotyledons
fruits are called legumes
pea family
Name the four primary characteristics of monocot plants.
1 cotyledon
Petals in multiples of 3
parallel veins
fibrous root system
Name the four type of leaf arrangements
opposite, alternate, whorled, rosset.
plant reproduction that does not involve flowers, seeds, or fruit is __________ reproduction.
vegetative
the _________ carries water and nutrients from the root hairs upward through the root and stem to the leaves.
xylem
plants with a vascular system (xylem and phloem) are called
tracheophytes