Trees
Which group of trees produce winged fruits called samaras?
Maples
Name the two major kinds of root systems:
1) Taproots & 2) Fibrous roots
Protects and covers the leaf
Epidermis
Name 3 cereal grasses:
*Answers may vary*
List and describe the two types of flowers in a composite flower:
1) Disk flowers & 2) Ray Flowers
*Descriptions may vary
What are the largest deciduous trees in America?
Sycamores
Name the liquid found in the roots, stems, and leaves of plants.
Sap
Stalk that attaches leaf to stem
Petiole
Name the plant family famously known for its poisonous members.
Cashew
Leaves, stems, and flowers are part of the _________ system
Shoot
Based on their life cycles, all trees are classified as ___________________.
Perennials
The term used for non-woody plants is called __________________.
Herbaceous
Large central vein
Midrib
Are spines classified as special leaves?
Yes
Define "Autotrophs"
Plants that produce their own food through photosynthesis
The term for a tree that loses its leaves each fall.
Deciduous
What is another term for flowering seed plants.
Angiosperms
Openings in the leaf
Stomata
What type of tissue are Cork and Parenchyma?
Structural Tissue
A plant with two cotyledons is a _____________
Dicot
The bushy head of a tree.
Crown
Plants whose special leaves trap and digest insects are called _________________
Insectivorous
Middle layer of the leaf where majority of photosynthesis occurs
Mesophyll
The stack of chlorophyll-containing disks inside chloroplasts are called __________________.
Thylakoids
Name the leaf arrangement on a plant where the leaves surround the stem with a "rose-like" pattern
Rosette