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Ch 19 Plants
Bio B
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What are the openings or pores in the leaf called? | Stomata |
| What is the layer of the leaf called where most of the food is made? | Palisade Layer |
| What is the thin, flat part of the leaf called?? | Blade |
| What is it called when a plant loses water faster than it can be replaced? | Wilting |
| What controls the opening and closing of the stomata?? | Guard Cells |
| What is the layer of the leaf called that has many spaces filled with water and air? | Spongy Layer |
| What is the main vein of the leaf called? | Midrib |
| What is the outer layer of the leaf called that has cells? | Epidermis |
| What is the process that gives off 90 percent of the water a plant takes in? (this is good for the plant) | Transpiration |
| What is the vessel in the plant called that carries food? | Phloem |
| What is the vessel in the plant called that carries water? | Xylem |
| What is the part of the plant that makes food? | Leaf |
| What is the red pigment called? | Anthocyanin |
| What is the green pigment called? | Chlorophyll |
| What is the orange pigment? | carotene |
| What is the yellow pigment called? | xanthophyll |
| What are the leaf types? | simple and compound |
| What are the different leaf edges? | smooth, toothed, lobed |
| What are the different Leaf arrangements? | opposite, alternate, whorled |
| What are the different Leaf veins? | parallel, pinnate, palmate |
| What are raw materials needed for photosynthesis? | Carbon dioxide and water |
| What is the end product of photosynthesis that is useful to plants? | sugar |
| What is the end product of photosynthesis that is a waste? | oxygen |
| What is made from plants that humans use? | spices and medicine |
| What is the formula for sugar? | C6H12O6 |
| What is the layer called that protects the leaf but does not have cells? | Waxy Layer |
| What happens when Chlorophyll breaks down? | Other colors wil show up in the leaves |
| What traps the energy from the sunlight during Photosynthesis? | Chlorophyll |
| Why are leaves arranged in certain ways? | To get the most sunlight they can |