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Science 10-1-12
directed reading for science, Seeds and Plant life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| moves water and minerals to the plant | xylem |
| moves food to all plants parts | phloem |
| where are most roots found? | underground |
| What do roots suply for the plant? | water and minerals |
| what holds plants in the soil? | roots |
| Name a function of roots | they store food |
| what are the cells covering a root called? | epidermis |
| what helps roots get more water? | root hairs |
| what does the root cap protect? | root tip |
| what part of the root produces a slimy substance? | root cap |
| what is a root system with one main root called? | taproot |
| what is the name of the root system with several roots that are usually the same size? | fibrous root |
| where are most stems found | above ground |
| Stems __________ the plant. | support |
| stems connect a plants ________ to its leaves | roots |
| Stems move materials between the roots and _________. | shoots |
| Some stems store ___________. | water |
| what are stems that are soft thin and flexible called? | herbaceous stems |
| Name a plant that has a herbaceous stem. | bean |
| What are rigid stems made of wood and bark called? | woody stems |
| What is the name of a ring of dark surrounding a ring of light cells in a woody stem? | growth ring |
| What size and shape are leaves? | many shapes and sizes |
| This captures energy from the sun | chloroplast |
| leaves get this from air. | carbon dioxide |
| this is made from carbon dioxide and water | food |
| located under the cuticle | epidermis |
| tiny opening that lets carbon dioxide enter the leaf | stomata |
| stops water loss from a leaf | cuticle |
| open and close the stomata | guard cell |
| modifies leaves of cactus | sundew |
| has leaves modified to catch insects | spines |
| where a sundew gets nitrogen | insects |
| Why do some plants have flowers? | to attract animals |
| What protects flower buds? | sepals |
| what parts of the flower are broad, leaflike, and attract animals? | petals |
| the stigma, style, and ovary are parts of the _________. | pistil |
| A fruit develops from the _______ | ovary |
| The filament and anther are parts of the ___________. | stamen |
| What is the male part of the flower called? | stamen |
| what is the female part of the flower called? | pistil |
| what part of a flower contains the ovules? | ovary |
| One flower that can be eaten is.... | broccoli |
| one flower that can be used to make is.... | chamomile |
| one flower that can be used as a spice is... | cloves |
| What makes plants green and captures energy from the sun? | chlorophyll |
| What process do plants use to make food? | photosynthesis |
| What is the name of the waxy layer that keeps plants from drying out? | cuticle |
| What helps make the cell walls hard? | carbohydrates and proteins |
| What lies beneath the cell wall? | cell membrane |
| What is produced during the sporophyte stage? | spores |
| What does a fertilized egg grow into? | sporophyte |
| what is a flowering seed? | angiosperm |
| does not have tissues for moving water and nutrients | nonvascular plant |
| is a vascular plant that has no flowers | gymnosperms |
| has specialized tissues for moving water and nutrients | vascular plants |
| has both flowers and seed | angiosperms |
| has seeds but no flowers | gymnosperms |
| has vascular tissue but has no seeds | seedless vascular plant |
| Green algae are not ________ | plants |
| Green algae and plants have _________ _______ that are a lot alike | cell walls |
| Green algae and plants might share common _________. | ancestors |
| Green algae and plants both make food through _____________ | photosynthesis |
| What are two groups of seedless plants? | nonvscular and vascular |
| Where do nonvascular plants usually live? | damp places |
| What helps mosses get water and nutrients? | rhizoids |
| During the moss life cycle, what structure releases spores? | sporophyte |
| During the moss life cycle, what do spores grow into? | gametophytes |
| What are two stages of the moss life cycle called? | gametophyte and sporophyte |
| what do the gametophyes of hornworts look like? | broad and flattened |
| how do nonvascular plants help the soil? | reduce soil erosion |
| How do animals use nonvascular plants? | for food and nesting material |
| What can dried peat moss be used for? | fuel |
| an underground stem | rhizome |
| ferm leaves | fronds |
| young frond | fiddlehead |
| smaller than a fingernail | fern gametophyte |
| horsetails feel gritty because of _______ | silica |
| Silica is found in the ___________ of horsetails. | stems |
| Plants that are about 20 cm tall and grow in woodlands are called ________ ___________ | club mosses |
| club mosses are not actually __________ | mosses |
| how do ferns, horsetails, and club mosses help the environment? | form soil |
| What can horsetails be used for? | shampoo |
| What fuel was formed by seedless plants that died 300 million years ago? | coal |
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