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Blume-Life Science Ch. 9 Part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Unlike animal cells, plant cells have ____ _____, which provide structure & protection. | cell walls |
| Most plant cells contain the green pigment ___________. | chlorophyll |
| ______________ is the process where plants use chlorophyll to make food. | Photosynthesis |
| Chlorophyll is found in a cell structure called ___________. | chloroplast |
| Many plant cells contain ___________- red, yellow, or orange pigments that are also used for photosynthesis. | carotenoids |
| The ________ is the waxy, protective layer sereted onto the surface of the plant which holds water in. | cuticles |
| To increase support, cell walls contain _________, a chemical compound that provides structure & support. | cellulose |
| To reproduce, plants developed water-resistant _____ & ______. | seeds & spores. |
| _______ plants use tubelike structures to carry water & nutrients throughout the plant | Vascular |
| __________ plants do not have tubelike structures and use other ways to move water & nutrients. | Nonvascular |
| Look at your carrot diagram | Look at your carrot diagram |
| _____ & __________ are examples of vascular plants. | trees & sunflowers |
| ____ & _________ are examples of nonvascular plants. | moss & liverwort |
| _____ _____ are inside the cortex, these tubelike cells carry water & minerals. | Xylem cells |
| ______ _____ are inside the cortex, these tubelike cells carry food in the plant. | Phloem cells |
| Very small plants that have _______ rather than roots. | rhizoids |
| They grow in ____ locations. | damp |
| Water is absorbed and distributed directly through ____ _____. | cell walls |
| They reproduce by ______ rather than _____. | spores; seeds |
| _______ _______- organisms that are the first to grow in a new or disturbed ares and they change _____________ conditions so bigger plants can come in and survive. | Pioneer species; environmental |
| _____ are the largest group of seedless vascular plants. | Ferns |
| Ferns have leaves that are called ______. | fronds |
| Ferns reproduce by ______ found on the back of their fronds. | spores |