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Leaves
Flowers
Stems
Pokemon
Bunnies
100
An example of an adaptation to reduce water loss
What is silver leaves or hairs, a thick cuticle, stomata on the underside of the leaves
100
The male parts of the flower
What is the stamen
100
The breathing pores on a stem are called
What is lenticels
100
The waxy layer on the surface of a leaf is called the
What is cuticle
100
The ______________ conducts food throughout the plant
What is the phloem
200
The shedding of leaves from the plant is called
What is leaf abscission
200
The female parts of the flower
What is the pistil
200
The apical meristem is located in the __________ of a stem
What is terminal bud
200
A compound leaf has multiple ______________
What is leaflets
200
If you scratch just under the bark on a tree to look at the green underneath, you are looking at the
What is vascular cambium
300
The main cells that conduct photosynthesis are found in the ________________ ________________ cells of the leaf
What is the palisade mesophyll
300
the transfer of the pollen to the stigma is called
What is pollination
300
The inhibitory effect that the terminal bud exerts over the lateral/axillary buds (an effect controlled by the hormone auxin)
What is apical dominance
300
When a plant wilts temporarily and then recovers, it is called
What is incipient wilting
300
The propagation of plants in vitro under sterile conditions is called
What is tissue culture or micropropagation
400
Guard cells open and close the _____________
What is stomata
400
Grasses flower (true or false?)
What is true
400
One year's growth on a stem is found between
What is terminal bud scale scars
400
The abscission zone forms at the base of the
What is petiole
400
Separate male and female flowers on different plants is called
What is dioecious
500
Three environmental conditions that INCREASE transpiration from leaves?
What is increased sunlight, increased temperature, increased wind, and low humidity
500
Gymnosperms are mostly wind-pollinated (true or false)
What is true
500
The "annual rings" on a tree are created by rings of __________ cells
What is xylem
500
Name two things that affect the timing of leaf abscission
What is daylength, temperature, light levels
500
Name one way that plants ensure cross-pollination?
What is staggered timing between pistil and pollen, spatial separation of anthers and pistil, incompatibility between pollen and stigma