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Characteristics of seed plants
angiosperms
gymnosperms
plants responses
feeding the world
100
Tissue that carries water and nutrients.
What is xylem?
100
the stamen
What is the male reproductive structure of the flower?
100
This holds the male and female reproductive cells,
What is a cone?
100
A plants response to a stimulus.
What is tropism?
100
Growing plants without using soil.
What is hydroponics?
200
The food for a plant embryo.
What is the cotyledon?
200
pistil
What is the female reproductive structure of a flower?
200
A seed plant that produces "naked seeds"
What is a gymnosperm?
200
Speeds up the rate at which a plant's cells grow.
What is auxin?
200
The alteration of an organism's genetic material.
What is genetic engineering?
300
The location in a leaf where photosynthesis takes place.
What is the chloroplast?
300
The colorful part of a flower.
What is the petal?
300
Cone-bearing plants.
What are conifers?
300
A plants response to gravity.
What is gravitropism?
300
Growing in a wider range of climates and being insect resistant.
What are some advantages of genetic engineering?
400
Carbon dioxide and water.
What are the raw materials for photosynthesis?
400
This protects the developing flower
What is the sepal?
400
The structure that contains an egg cell.
What is the ovule?
400
plants that live for only one year
What are annual plants?
400
The prevention of algal blooms.
What is a benefit of using less fertilizer?
500
Tap and fibrous
What are the two main types of root systems?
500
The transfer of pollen from stamen to pistil.
What is pollination?
500
Turpentine, rosin, and rayon fibers.
What are some products made from gymnosperms?
500
A plant growing away from the light.
What is negative phototropism?
500
Wheat, rice, potatoes, and corn
What are the four basic food crops?