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Characteristics of Plants
Seedless Plants
Seed Plants
Roots, Stems, Leaves
Gymnosperms
100
An autotroph is an organism that does what?
Makes its own food.
100
Seedless plants need this kind of environment to survive and reproduce.
What is wet?
100
What are the three main parts of the seed?
Embryo, stored food, seed coat.
100
This is the process by which water evaporates from a leaf.
What is transpiration?
100
Three groups of gymnosperms include:
cycads, conifers, gnetophytes, gingkoes
200
This is the process of capturing the sun's energy to make food.
What is photosynthesis?
200
Mosses have this type of "root" structure.
What is a rhizoid?
200
How are seeds dispersed?
wind, water, or animals
200
What are the three main functions of the stem?
produce branches, leaves and flower; support the plant; sometimes store food
200
Gymnosperm ovules are found on which cone? Male or female?
female
300
This is the primary organelle used in photosynthesis.
What is a chloroplast?
300
These are the three main seedless VASCULAR plants.
What are ferns, horsetails, and club mosses?
300
Which direction does phloem travel and what does it carry?
down, food
300
What are the two main types of root systems?
fibrous, taproot
300
This is the reproductive structure of a gymnosperm.
What is a cone?
400
What is a eukaryote?
an organism whose cells contain nuclei
400
Seedless plants reproduce through the use of what?
Spores
400
Which direction does xylem flow and what does it carry?
up, water and nutrients
400
What are the three main functions of the root?
anchor the plant; store food; absorb water and nutrients
400
When sperm and eggs meet, this process is called:
fertilization
500
This is the waxy outer layer of a leaf and protects it and keeps it from losing too much water.
What is the cuticle?
500
Where might you expect to find a nonvascular plant: a shady forest; a damp cave; or a sheltered rock?
ALL OF THEM!
500
True or False: Gymnosperms have flowers.
false
500
This organ is specifically designed to carry out photosynthesis.
What is the leaf?
500
Name three characteristics of gymnosperms.
needle-like leaves; produce naked seeds; have deep root systems