Question | Answer |
What are the traits that all seed plants share? | a.have vascular tissueb.use seeds to reproduce |
What is a phloem? | where food is transported down thru the leaves |
What is a xylem? | transports water and other nutrients up from roots |
What is a stomata? | underside pores of a leaf that allow o2, co2 and h2o vapor to go out |
What is an embryo? | the young plant that develops from a zygote |
What is a cotledon? | seed leaf that stores food |
What is germination? | the early growth stage of an embryo |
What is a root cap | tip of root that surrounds root and protects it(made up of dead cells) |
What is transpiration? | the process by which h2o evaporates from a plant's leaves |
What is a cambium? | Layers of cell in a plant that develop new phloem and xylem |
What is a seed? | a baby plant in a protective covering |
What are the 4 diff. ways that seeds can be dispersed? | If an animal digests seed, water carries the seed away, if the wind blows it away, if the plant shoots the seeds, and if the seed sticks to the animal. |
What function(s) do(es) bark perform(s)? | The bark protects the tree and supports the tree |
What is a gymnosperm? | a seed plant that produces naked seeds. |
what are the 4 types of gymnosperms? | cycads,ginkgo,gnetophyte and conifers |