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Plant Reproduction
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Photosynthesis
100
Thread like cells on a root that take in water and nutrients from the soil.
What are root hairs
100
The transfer of a flower's pollen from the anther to the pistil.
What is pollination?
100
Most plants that have roots, stems, and leaves reproduce using _____________.
What are seeds?
100
Is a cucumber a fruit or a vegetable?
What is a fruit?
100
The waste product of photosynthesis is ________________.
What is oxygen?
200
The part of the plant that carries food and nutrients to and from the roots and the leaves.
What is a stem?
200
An undeveloped plant with stored food sealed in a protective covering.
What is a seed?
200
The structure containing egg cells.
What is the ovary?
200
Name the 2 types of roots.
What are taproots and fibrous roots?
200
This is the product of photosynthesis.
What is plant sugar or glucose?
300
Tiny holes on the underside of the leaves.
What are stomata?
300
The stages of growth and changes during an organism life.
What is a life cycle?
300
The joining of the male cell and the female cell to produce a fertilized egg.
What is fertilization?
300
A potato is an example of a __________________.
What is tuber?
300
The carbon dioxide enters the plant through the _______.
What are stomata?
400
The release of excess water vapor through the stomata of a plant.
What is transpiration?
400
This is when a seed begins to sprout and grow a new plant.
What is germination?
400
The strawberry plant reproduces by sending out a stem that grows close to the ground which is called a ____________.
What is a runner?
400
Color, size, and shape are examples of __________ traits.
What is inherited?
400
Photosynthesis takes place in the leaves of plants that are green. ________________ makes the plant green.
What is chlorophyll?
500
The process that breaks down plant sugars and releases energy in a plant.
What is respiration?
500
____________________ take up water and nutrients from the ground.
What are roots?
500
When you clip off a part of a plant and put it in water to grow new roots. This type of plant reproduction is called _____________________.
What is cutting?
500
A thin protective covering on a leaf that keeps water in the leaf.
What is an epidermis?
500
Name the 3 things needed for photosynthesis to occur.
What are carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight?