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Science ~ Chapter 1Science ~ Chapter 1

55thth Grade ~ 2009 Grade ~ 2009

Water and Minerals flow up a plant Water and Minerals flow up a plant through the ___________.through the ___________.

xylemxylem root caproot cap cambiumcambium vascularvascular

• XYLEMXYLEM

The part of the root that separates The part of the root that separates the phloem from the xylem is the the phloem from the xylem is the

_______._______. bacteriumbacterium cortexcortex cambiumcambium phloemphloem

CambiumCambium

Food flows down from the leaves of a Food flows down from the leaves of a plant through the _________ .plant through the _________ .

vascularvascular phloemphloem cortexcortex xylemxylem

Phloem

A root’s food is stored in the _____.A root’s food is stored in the _____.

cortexcortex root caproot cap chloroplastschloroplasts fungusfungus

Cortex

An organism that absorbs food from An organism that absorbs food from decaying organisms is a _____.decaying organisms is a _____.

chlorophyllchlorophyll bacteriumbacterium fungusfungus cambiumcambium

Fungus

The layer of tough cells that protects The layer of tough cells that protects the tip of a young root is called a the tip of a young root is called a

__________ . __________ . xylemxylem cortexcortex root caproot cap phloemphloem

Root Cap

Plants that have tissue through Plants that have tissue through which water and food mover are which water and food mover are

_____________ plants ._____________ plants .

NonvascularNonvascular VascularVascular CambiumCambium CortexCortex

VascularVascular

Sunlight, water, minerals, and Sunlight, water, minerals, and carbon dioxide are used by carbon dioxide are used by

______________ to make food .______________ to make food .

chloroplastschloroplasts chlorophyllchlorophyll vascularvascular bacteriumbacterium

ChloroplastsChloroplasts

A single celled organism without a A single celled organism without a nucleus is called a ____.nucleus is called a ____.

xylemxylem fungusfungus bacteriumbacterium phloemphloem

BacteriumBacterium

The green chemical in plant cells is The green chemical in plant cells is called _____ .called _____ .

fungusfungus root caproot cap chlorophyllchlorophyll chloroplastschloroplasts

ChlorophyllChlorophyll

Which statement is true?Which statement is true?

All protists have more than one cell.All protists have more than one cell. All protists have only one cell.All protists have only one cell. Cells in every protist have a nucleus.Cells in every protist have a nucleus. Cells in every protist do not have a nucleus.Cells in every protist do not have a nucleus.

Cells in every protist have a nucleusCells in every protist have a nucleus ..

Which statement is true?Which statement is true?

Both photosynthesis and respiration stores energy.Both photosynthesis and respiration stores energy. Photosynthesis releases energy: respiration stores Photosynthesis releases energy: respiration stores

energy.energy. Photosynthesis stores energy: respiration releases Photosynthesis stores energy: respiration releases

energy.energy. Both photosynthesis and respiration releases energy.Both photosynthesis and respiration releases energy.

Photosynthesis stores energy: respiration releases Photosynthesis stores energy: respiration releases energy.energy.

The two largest groups in the plant The two largest groups in the plant kingdom are _____ .kingdom are _____ .

ferns and mossesferns and mosses vascular and nonvascular plantsvascular and nonvascular plants trees and flowering plantstrees and flowering plants seed plants and seedless plantsseed plants and seedless plants

vascular and nonvascular plantsvascular and nonvascular plants

Which is NOT a plant root?Which is NOT a plant root?

carrotscarrots celerycelery sweet potatoessweet potatoes turnipsturnips

celerycelery

If you touch the leaves of a plant or If you touch the leaves of a plant or tree, you are touching its ___.tree, you are touching its ___.

cortex.cortex. epidermisepidermis xylemxylem phloemphloem

epidermisepidermis

Mosses and liverworts are examples Mosses and liverworts are examples of ____.of ____.

bacteriabacteria vascular plantsvascular plants nonvascular plantsnonvascular plants fungifungi

nonvascular plants.nonvascular plants.

Which is NOT a function of stems?Which is NOT a function of stems?

supportsupport transportationtransportation food storagefood storage water absorptionwater absorption

water absorptionwater absorption

How would you design an experiment to see How would you design an experiment to see how fertilizer affects a plant’s growth?how fertilizer affects a plant’s growth?

what materials would you needwhat materials would you need what variables would stay the samewhat variables would stay the same what variables would need to be differentwhat variables would need to be different how or what would you measurehow or what would you measure

A friend suggest to you that leaves change A friend suggest to you that leaves change colors in the fall because they are tired of colors in the fall because they are tired of growing. How would you answer him. growing. How would you answer him.

In what kind of climate is a plant with aerial In what kind of climate is a plant with aerial roots likely to grow? WHY?roots likely to grow? WHY?