Plant Adaptations
Give an example of Water Conservation done by plants
Cacti: Thick, fleshy stems reduce water loss.
what is Tropism
A plant's growth response to environmental stimuli
What is the purpose of petals
Attract pollinators
Angiosperms seeds are part of a what?
Fruit
ATP is what type of energy?
Usable
what are Trichomes
Tiny hairs that act like umbrellas to protect plants from the sun.
Plants respond to the number of hours of ______, which affects flowering times.
darkness
Where does pollen need land on a flower if it is to become a seed
Stigma
What type of plants
Most plants on Earth
Reproduce using seeds.
Are vascular.
Seed plants
What is missing from this formula
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) + Water (H2O) → Glucose (C6H12O6) + Oxygen (O2)
Sunlight
What is the purpose of Trichomes
Sun Protection
What is Gravitropism
Growth in response to gravity.
What Makes up a Stamen
Anther and Fillament
What type of plants
Contain vascular tissue (xylem and phloem).
Transport water, nutrients, and sugars.
Vascular Plants
Is this Scientific name correct?
Bos Taurus
No
Bos taurus
Name a Physical deterrent
Thorns (answers may vary)
What is Thigmotropism
Growth in response to touch.
Contain stored food and a protective layer.
Can survive in a wider range of conditions.
Describes what
Seeds
What type of plants
Lack roots, stems, and leaves.
Use rhizoids instead of roots.
Depend on water to carry spores.
Non-Vascular Plants
Order of Taxonomic Hierarchy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Name a chemical deterent
Poisons or unpleasant chemicals to deter herbivores. Example Spice (capsaicin)
What is Phototropism
Growth toward light
Single-celled.
No stored food or protective layer.
Require specific conditions to grow.
Describes What
Spores
What Type of Plants
Reproduce using spores.
Can be vascular (with transport tissues) or non-vascular (without transport tissues).
Seedless Plants:
Plants take in carbon dioxide through small openings called ______, which are controlled by guard cells.
Stomata/Stoma