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Science Ch.14 Sc.1&2
Plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The young plant within a seed | sporophyte |
| Structure that surrounds and protects the young plant | seed coat |
| seed leaves of a young plant | cotyledons |
| Joining of sperm and egg | fertilization |
| Often the purpose of the cotyledons | food storage |
| Most are evergreens | conifers |
| Group of gymnosprems with only one living species | ginkgoes |
| Group of gymnosperms that are shrubs that grow in dry areas | gnetophytes |
| Gymnosperms that grow in the Tropics | cycads` |
| The transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structures to the female reproductives structures of seed plants is called ____________ | pollenation |
| Plant that has one cotyledon | monocot |
| Vascular tissue in bundles that are scattered | Monocot |
| Plant that has leaves with branching veins | Dicot |
| Flower parts in threes | Monocot |
| Vascular tissue in a ring | Dicot |
| Flower parts in four or fives | Dicot |
| Plant that has two cotyledons | Dicot |
| Three ways that people use plants. | Food, building materials, clothing |
| Vascular tissue that transports water through a plant is called ___________. | xylem |
| Vascular tissue that transports food through the plant is called ____________. | phloem |
| Stems that are soft, thin, and flexible are ____________. | herbaceous |
| What is the main function of plants. | to make food for the plants |