Question | Answer |
Unlike animal cells, plant cells have ____ _____, which provide structure & protection. | cell walls |
Most plant cells contain the green pigment ___________. | chlorophyll |
______________ is the process where plants use chlorophyll to make food. | Photosynthesis |
Chlorophyll is found in a cell structure called ___________. | chloroplast |
Many plant cells contain ___________- red, yellow, or orange pigments that are also used for photosynthesis. | carotenoids |
The ________ is the waxy, protective layer sereted onto the surface of the plant which holds water in. | cuticles |
To increase support, cell walls contain _________, a chemical compound that provides structure & support. | cellulose |
To reproduce, plants developed water-resistant _____ & ______. | seeds & spores. |
_______ plants use tubelike structures to carry water & nutrients throughout the plant | Vascular |
__________ plants do not have tubelike structures and use other ways to move water & nutrients. | Nonvascular |
Look at your carrot diagram | Look at your carrot diagram |
_____ & __________ are examples of vascular plants. | trees & sunflowers |
____ & _________ are examples of nonvascular plants. | moss & liverwort |
_____ _____ are inside the cortex, these tubelike cells carry water & minerals. | Xylem cells |
______ _____ are inside the cortex, these tubelike cells carry food in the plant. | Phloem cells |
Very small plants that have _______ rather than roots. | rhizoids |
They grow in ____ locations. | damp |
Water is absorbed and distributed directly through ____ _____. | cell walls |
They reproduce by ______ rather than _____. | spores; seeds |
_______ _______- organisms that are the first to grow in a new or disturbed ares and they change _____________ conditions so bigger plants can come in and survive. | Pioneer species; environmental |
_____ are the largest group of seedless vascular plants. | Ferns |
Ferns have leaves that are called ______. | fronds |
Ferns reproduce by ______ found on the back of their fronds. | spores |