Structures & Adaptations
The anchor of a plant, that also absorbs water and nutrients.
What are roots?
This part of the flower is where the male reproductive structure will land.
What is the stigma
Farmers water their crops using a system of large pipes and sprinklers.
What is irrigate?
All soil is made up of organic particles, mineral particles, and this
What is humus?
Water enters the roots by this process
What is osmosis?
The process by which molecules spread from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration.
What is diffusion?
Runners and rhizomes.
What are 2 different ways to asexually reproduce plants?
What is a pest?
Sandy, clay, loam are all examples of what?
what is the 3 types of soil?
This allows for the movement of food and water inside the plant
What is the stem?
A chemical process that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds, especially sugars, using the energy from sunlight.
What is photosynthesis?
The part of the plant that holds the female reproductive structure.
What is the ovule?
This word means to not use more resources than nature produces so that it gets replaced at a steady rate
What is sustainable?
Changing which fields grow certain crops each year
What is crop rotation?
Gas is exchanged in the leaf by this process
What is diffusion?
Thick waxy stem is an example of what?
What is a plant adaptation for the desert
- Stigma - Style - Ovary - Ovules are all members of the female reproductive system of a flower - called this
What is the female part of a flower (or pistil)?
Hemp, cotton, and flax.
What are the 3 most common materials for making clothing?
A technique for growing plants without any soil and just in water.
What is hydroponics?
The loss of water from the leaves of plants.
What is transpiration?
The development of a seed into a new plant.
What is germination?
Transportation, fuel, medicine are all examples of what?
What are plant uses?
Seeds being spread by wind is an example of this process
What is pollination?