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Ch. 5 Science
Question | Answer |
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Epidermis | the thin outer layer of cells |
Xylem | moves water and minerals to other parts of the plant |
Phloem | carries sugars made in the leaves throughout the plant |
Stoma | small holes that water and gases pass in and out of the plant through |
Gurard Cells | work together to open and close a leaf's stoma |
Transpiration | loss of water from the leaf |
What is an example of a taproot that stores extra food made by the plant? | Carrot |
What is 1 larger root in a plant that has many roots growing out from it called? | Taproot |
Carrots are roots that do what? | Store Water |
Describe 2 functions of stems in flowering plants. | Stems provide support for the plant as it grows. The stems also have xylem and phleom, which move water, minerals, and glucose throughout the plant. |
Plants with stems that are green and easy to bend are what? | Herbaceous plants |
Photosynthesis | process through which plants make glucose |
Cellular respiration | process by which cells break down glucose with the release of energy |
During photosynthesis plants use light energy from the sun and what else? | carbon dioxide from the air, and water to make glucose and oxygen |
waxy layer that may cover a leaf and slow water process | Cuticle |
What releases energy and is called the powerhouse of a cell? | Mitochondrion |
Tropism | plant behavior caused by growth toward or away from something in the environment |
What are seed plants that produce flowers called? | Angiosperms |
Most seeds develop into what? | a fruit |
After fertilization, the female cone closes up and what grows within it? | Seeds |
Plant behaviors can result from_____ the plants make. | chemicals |
Compare and Contrast a spore and a seed. | Spores contain a single cell that grows into a new plant and a seed contains a multicellular embryo that develops into a new plant. |