Question | Answer |
the layer of tissue just inside the epidermis of a plant’s roots and stems | cortex |
the outermost layer of such plant parts as roots and leaves | epidermis |
a thin covering made up of cells that protect the root tip of a plant as it grows into the soil | root cap |
threadlike projections from a plant root that absorb water and dissolved minerals from the soil | root hairs |
Tissue through which fool from the leaves moves DOWN through a plant | phloem |
a layer that separates the xylem from the phloem. The cambium is where new xylem and phloem grow | cambium |
the green substance found inside the chloroplast in a plant cell that enables the plant to produce food | chlorophyll |
the part of the plant cell that contains chlorophyll | chloroplast |
the loss of water through a plant’s leaves | transpiration |
containing plant tissue through which water moves up and food moves down (plants with stems and trunks are these kinds of plants) | vascular |
containing no plant tissue through which water and food move up and down (plants like moss, hornwort, and liverwort are examples of these types of plants) | nonvascular |
members of a kingdom that contains one-celled and many-celled living things that absorb food from their environment | fungus |
a member of the kingdom that contains one-celled and many-celled living things, some that make food and some that hunt for food | protist |
one-celled living things that have no nucleus in their cell body | bacterium |
the food making process in green plants that uses energy from the sun’s light, chlorophyll, carbon dioxide, water, and minerals to make food | photosynthesis |
the release of energy in both plants and animals from food | respiration |
one-celled living things that have no nucleus in their cell body | bacterium |