Parts of a Plant
Types of Plants
Tissue
Evolution
Reproduction
100
What is "U"?
ovary
100
Moss is an example of a(n) ____
bryophyte
100
What are the 2 types of vascular tissue?
xylem & phloem
100
What is the most primitive plant?
(green) algae
100
In flowering plants pollen is released from the ___.
anther
200
What is "S"?
BONUS: Is it male or female?
anther (male)
200
A tulip is an example of a(n) ____
angiosperm
200
What is the purpose of the xylem?
Take water from the root system up to the shoot system
200
What kind of plant benefits from pollinators and offers a "bribe" in the form of nectar?
Angiosperms/Flowering plants
200
Where does pollen get stuck/captured on a flowering plant?
stigma
300
What is "R"?
BONUS: Is it male or female?
stigma (female)
300
What kind of plant has seeds, but no flowers or fruit?
gymnosperms
300
What is the purpose of the phloem?
Take the glucose/food/sugar made to the parts of the plant that can't do photosynthesis
300
What two structures have angiosperms evolved to have that helps them survive?
fruit and flowers
300
What is the benefit of sexual reproduction in plants?
Leads to genetic variation!
400
What is P?
style
400
What type(s) of plants contain a vascular system?
gymnosperms & angiosperms
400
What do root hairs do?
increase nutrient absorption
400
What is the difference between homospory and heterospory?
Homospory- all spores are the same size
Heterospory- 2 different types of spores, male (microspores) and female (megaspores)
400
What 3 things are included in a seed?
embryo, food supply, protective coat/covering
500
What is "T"?
filament
500
What is unique about a bryophyte?
No vascular system
500
What is the cuticle of a plant and what does it do?
BONUS: What type of tissue is the cuticle?
A waxy coating that helps the plant retain water.
BONUS: dermal tissue/epidermis
500
What is the difference between seeds and spores?
Spores are 1 cell and need moisture to grow.
Seeds are multicellular and can survive dry conditions and germinate later.
500
Explain the most common way a plant could accomplish asexual reproduction.
A clipping is taken from a plant and that clipping becomes its own plant that is genetically identical to the first plant.