Roots
What is one example of a true root?
Carrot, parsnip, salsify, radish, beet, rutabaga, turnip, burdock, jicama, horseradish, parsley root, or celery root.
What is an example of a (below ground) tuber stem?
Potato, sweet potato, yucca, or Jerusalem artichoke.
What is the name of the leaf part that attaches to the node on a stem?
A petiole.
What is the sole purpose of a flower?
To make seeds
What are the two functions of a fruit?
To protect a seed and aid in seed dispersal.
What are the two things roots absorb?
Water and minerals
What is an example of an above ground stem?
Kohlrabi, asparagus or prickly pear cactus pad.
What is an example of a leaf you will find in a grocery store?
Lettuce, various herbs, arugula, radicchio, endive, mizuna, or mustard greens.
What are two ways in which flowers attract pollinators?
Color and scent
What are the four methods of seed dispersal?
By animal, wind, water or expulsion.
What is the name of the primary root of a plant that is first to emerge from a seed?
The radicle
What is one of the four main functions of stems?
To support the leaves
move water and minerals to the leaves, where they can be turned into usable products by photosynthesis
to move these products from the leaves to other parts of the plant, including the roots.
to store food
What are the two main functions of a leaf?
Photosynthesis and gas exchange
What are the four key components of a flower?
The sepal, petals, stamen and carpel
What part of the female reproductive system in a plant, does a fruit mature from?
The ovary
In carrots and turnips, what type of root system does the radicle grow into that also serves as food storage?
Taproot system
What are the two things a plant sometimes stores in its stem?
Water and food
What is the name of the pore, found in the epidermis of leaves and other organs that aids in gas exchange?
The stoma or stomata
The filament and anther of a flower are a part of what reproductive organ?
The stamen
What is another name for a flowering plant that usually produces its seeds within a fruit?
An angiosperm.
What is the name of the root system described as thin branching roots growing from the stem?
Fibrous root system
What is the name of the star shaped tissue inside of stem that transports water up a plant?
The xylem
What is the name of the poisonous (to a plant) byproduct made during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
What is the name for the sticky part of a flower that traps pollen on it?
The stigma
What is the term used to describe the inactivity or low activity of a mature seed that can last months, years, or even centuries?
Dormancy