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All about plants!
Review your plant information before you take a test or make a notecard!!!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Autotroph | something that creates its own food |
| chloraplasts | location of food poduction in plant cells |
| chlorophyll | a green pigment that absorbs sunlight |
| photosynthesis | the procees by which plants use the sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into glucose |
| photosynthesis equation | H2O+CO2+Energy=O2+sugar |
| respiration equation | sugar+O2=H2O=CO2=energy |
| Tap root | long thick main, thin roots grow off it |
| fibrus root | several main roots that branch into a tangled mess |
| These roots would be best for holding soil in place and stopping erosion. | Fibrus |
| roots would store large quantities of food | fleshy tap |
| roots would be hanging in the air | aerial |
| roots would help support the stem | brace |
| roots would seek out deep water supplies | tap |
| define fruit | a fruit is a ripend ovary that produces one or more seeds. |
| define angiosperms | plants that produce seeds enclosed in fruit. |
| define gymnosperms | Plant that produces seeds not enclosed in a protective covering. |
| name the two parts of an stamen | anther and filament |
| name the parts of the carpel (pistill) | stigma and style and ovary |
| what is the covering around the bud which later become leaves below the petals | sepals |
| what holds the flower up? | Stem |
| what is the colered part of the flower that attracts bees? | petal |
| a plant pollinates itself is called | self pollianation |