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Science/Plant Unit
Flash Cards about plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A ____ is a large root that grows straight down. It is the largest root structure as the plant grows. | Taproot |
| Examples of taproots. | Carrot, Beet, Onion |
| Another root system is the fibrous root system. Many roots grow ______________________. | Out in all directions |
| Example of Fibrous Root. | Sweet Pea. |
| What are the 3 jobs of roots. | 1.Anchors the plant in the ground 2.Store food 3.Gathers Water and Minerals |
| A plants growth depends on it's __________ and it's ___. | Environment and DNA |
| When do seeds sprout? | When conditions are right for the seed |
| What is another word for sprouting? | Germination |
| What is responsible for the different shapes of plants? | DNA |
| What determines how fast a plant can grow? | If the environment has conditions that best suites the DNA |
| Tropisms are ways that _________________________________. | plants change their direction of growth in response to the environment. |
| A ______ _______ is a kind of chemical that effects plant growth. These chemicals cause more _____ to grow in the plant and make it larger. | Growth Hormone Cells |
| What is Gravitropism? | The growth of a plant or plant part in relation to the pull of gravity. It can occur in the plants stem or roots. |
| What is Phototropism? | The plants reaction to a source of light. It occurs in stems and leaves. |
| What is Thigmotropism? | The growth in response to touching an object. Occurs in stems or roots. |
| Leaves are made of _____ and _______. | Cells Tissues |
| Examples of plants we eat are _________________. | Spinach, Lettuce, ect. |
| ____ is being made in the leaf. | Food |
| Tiny holes are located in the bottom of the leaf to __________________________________________. | Let air in and out of the inner tissue. |
| Tubes carry ____ and _____ through he plant. | Food Water |
| The process that plants and some other organisms use to make sugar for food and takes place in the ___________ of plant cells. | Chloroplast |
| Photosynthesis equation | Carbon Dioxide+Water+Sunlight Energy=Oxygen and Sugar |
| Sugar is moved to all cells of the plant for food at _____ or to be ______. | Night Stored |
| _________ is the chemical made from combining thousands of sugars to make the strong cell walls of plants. | Cellulose |
| Like leaves, _____ are plant organs. | Stems |
| Stems hold leaves high because __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | The higher they are, the more light they have so they can grow. |
| Plants that have xylem and phloem cells are known as ________ plants. | VASCULAR |
| ____ tissues are tubes that carry materials from the roots to leaves. | Xylem |
| Phloem tissues are tubes that _____________________________. | Carry sugar away from leaves. |
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