The Plant Kingdom
Chlorophyll
How do non-flowering plants reproduce?
They reproduce by spores.
If a plant moves towards/away from a source of light, what is this type of tropism called?
Phototropism
What does "autotroph" mean?
makes their own food
Asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction
Name the parts of a plant cell.
cell wall, chloroplasts and vacuoles
TRUE or FALSE:
Bryophytes have vascular tissue.
False
TRUE or FALSE
Nastic movements are permanent and cannot be repeated.
False. They are NOT permanent and can be repeated/reversed.
What two things form xylem sap?
water and minerals
Name the four types of natural stem modification. Which ones act as food storage?
Bulbs, stolons, tubers and rhizomes.
Bulbs and tubers act as food storage.
What do plants produce?
glucose and oxygen
How are flowering plants classified?
Gymnosperms and angiosperms
photonasty and seismonasty
What is plant respiration?
Plant respiration is the absorption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.
How many steps does sexual reproduction have? Name them.
Five steps: pollination, fertilization, seed formation, fruit formation, and germination.
All plants have _____, which means the nucleus and the cytoplasm are separate.
eukaryotic cells
Name the two different organs flowering plants have.
Vegetative organs and reproductive organs.
In _________, plants grow towards the center of the Earth.
positive gravitropism
Which part of the plant absorbs sunlight?
Chloroplasts absorb sunlight.
During which step does the fruit fall to the ground and grows into a new plant?
germination
Which part of the plant cell controls photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
Which two things does the stem contain?
Xylem and phloem
Name an example of a plant that responds to touch or vibration.
the Venus flytrap
Tell me the steps of plant nutrition.
1st - Roots absorb water & minerals (xylem sap)
2nd- Xylem transports the xylem sap
3rd - Photosynthesis
4th - Phloem transports the phloem sap
5th - Plant respiration
What are the different things that help with the pollination process?
insects, animals and wind