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AP Biology
AP Biology - Unit 11 Plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Desiccation | Drying out |
| Cuticle of plants | Waxy covering on aerial parts that reduces desiccation. |
| Vascular system | Consists of xylem and phloem. They provide channels for the transport of water and nutrients |
| Xylem | Vascular tissue specialized for water transport. |
| Phloem | Vascular tissue specialized for sugar transport. |
| Ovary | In plants, the protective structure that holds the ovules and surrounds the angiosperm seed; after fertilization, develops into a fruit. |
| Deciduous | Shedding the leaves annually (like trees to minimize water loss in dormant season). |
| In primitive plant divisions | Flagellated sperm need water to swim to the eggs. |
| In advanced plant divisions | Sperm are adapted for delivery by wind and pollen. |
| In Gymnosperms and Angiosperms, the sperm is | packaged as pollen. |
| Gametophtes | Gamete-producing stage in the life cycle of a plant |
| Gamete | A haploid sex cell. |