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Blume Ch 9 Q's 1-37
Life Science
Question | Answer |
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Look at the CARROT & LEAF DIAGRAM! | DON'T FORGET LOOK AT THE CARROT & LEAF DIAGRAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
What do plant cells have that animal cells don't have to provide structure & protection? | cell walls |
What is the green pigment that most plant cells contain? | chlorophyll |
What is the cell structure that chlorophyll is found in? | chlorplast |
What is the process where plants use chlorophyll to make food? | photosynthesis |
What do plants contain that has red, yellow, or orange pigments that are also used for in photosynthesis? | carotenoids |
What is a waxy, protective layer secreted onto the surface of the plant which holds water in? | cuticles |
What do cell walls contain to increases support? Hint: it is a chemical compound that provides structure & support. | cellulose |
What kind of plants use tube like structures to carry water and nutrients throughout the plant? | vascular plants |
What do plants develop that are water-resistant to reproduce(2 things)? | seeds & spores |
What kind of plants do not have tube like structures and use other ways to move water & nutrients? | nonvascular plants |
What are inside the cortex, that are tube like cells that carry water and minerals? | xylem cells |
What are inside the cortex, that are tube like cells that carry food in the plant? | phloem cells |
Give two examples of vascular plants? | trees & sunflowers |
Give two examples of nonvascular plants? | moss & liverwort |
If plants don't have roots they have...? | rhizoids |
What is water absorbed and distributed through? | cell walls |
What type of environments do nonvascular plants grow in? | damp environments |
What do nonvascular plants reproduce by (2 things)? | spores and seeds |
What are organisms that are the first to grow in a new or disturbed area, and they change environmental conditions so bigger plants can come in and survive | pioneer species |
What are the largest group of seedless vascular plants? | ferns |
What are the leaves on ferns called? | fronds |
What do ferns reproduce by? Hint: they are found on the back of their fronds? | spores |