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lesson 4 & 5 Plants
Lesson 4 & 5 Plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sporophyte | The stage when a plant produces spores |
| Gametophyte | The stage when the plant produces two kinds of sex cells |
| Annuals | Flowering plants the complete a life cycle within one growing season |
| Biennials | angiosperms that complete their life cycle in two years |
| Fertilization | The process that occurs when a sperm cell unites with an egg cell |
| Zygote | The fertilized egg |
| Cones | A reproductive structure in the gymnosperm |
| Ovule | A structure that contains an egg cell |
| Fruit | The ripened ovary and other structures that enclose one or more seeds |
| Tropism | A plant's growth response toward or away from a stimulus |
| Hormone | A chemical that affects how the plant grows and develops |
| Auxin | One important plant hormone |
| Photoperiodism | A plant's response to seasonal changes in the length of night and day |
| Critical night length | When a plant will only bloom when the nights last a certain length of time |
| Dormancy | A. When an organism's growth or activity stops |
| Perennials | flowering plants that live more than two years |