PlantsPlants

Define cuticle and Define cuticle and stomata.stomata.

Cuticle: waxy layer on leaves to prevent Cuticle: waxy layer on leaves to prevent water loss.water loss.

Stomata: pores in leaves for exchanged Stomata: pores in leaves for exchanged carbon dioxide and oxygen.carbon dioxide and oxygen.

What does Gymnosperm What does Gymnosperm mean in Greek?mean in Greek?

Naked seed, like pine conesNaked seed, like pine cones

Define xylem and phloemDefine xylem and phloem

Xylem: Vascular tissue that conducts Xylem: Vascular tissue that conducts water up a plant.water up a plant.

Phloem: Vascular tissue that conducts Phloem: Vascular tissue that conducts sugars both directions in a plant.sugars both directions in a plant.

What is a fiddlehead?What is a fiddlehead?

The young, coiled frond of a fern.The young, coiled frond of a fern.

What is the function of What is the function of petals?petals?

To attract pollinators to the flower.To attract pollinators to the flower.

What are the male parts What are the male parts of a flower?of a flower?

StaStamenmen:: Anther: makes pollenAnther: makes pollen FilaFilamenment: stalk that holds up anthert: stalk that holds up anther

Both mosses and ferns produce __________________.

spores

Asexual reproduction Asexual reproduction produces new plants that produces new plants that are genetically ______________ are genetically ______________ from the parent plant.from the parent plant.

identicalidentical

Angiosperms have what?Angiosperms have what?

FlowersFlowers FruitsFruits Angie is a girls name. Girls like flowers. Angie is a girls name. Girls like flowers.

Jim is a boys name (Gymnosperms).Jim is a boys name (Gymnosperms).

What are three types of What are three types of plant tissue?plant tissue?

VascularVascular GroundGround DermalDermal

The conducting cells of phloem are called

sieve tube cells.

Label the diagram.Label the diagram.

A. Ground tissueA. Ground tissue B. XylemB. Xylem C. PhloemC. Phloem

Cactus spines are modified _________________.

LeavesLeaves

Define Define Biennials

require two growing seasons to complete their life cycle.

Do plant shoots show negative OR positive gravitropism?

Negative (they grow against gravity).Negative (they grow against gravity).

The first sign of The first sign of germination is the germination is the emergence of the embryo’semergence of the embryo’s

rootroot

As a member of the grass family (monocots), the veins in wheat leaves are

parallel.

What do wheat flowers lack?

sepals and petals, because they are not pollinated by insects or birds.

No Journal. Count and put No Journal. Count and put the number on top. Pass the number on top. Pass them in.them in.

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