directed reading for science, Seeds and Plant life
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| moves water and minerals to the plant | xylem
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| moves food to all plants parts | phloem
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| where are most roots found? | underground
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| What do roots suply for the plant? | water and minerals
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| what holds plants in the soil? | roots
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| Name a function of roots | they store food
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| what are the cells covering a root called? | epidermis
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| what helps roots get more water? | root hairs
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| what does the root cap protect? | root tip
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| what part of the root produces a slimy substance? | root cap
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| what is a root system with one main root called? | taproot
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| what is the name of the root system with several roots that are usually the same size? | fibrous root
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| where are most stems found | above ground
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| Stems __________ the plant. | support
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| stems connect a plants ________ to its leaves | roots
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| Stems move materials between the roots and _________. | shoots
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| Some stems store ___________. | water
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| what are stems that are soft thin and flexible called? | herbaceous stems
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| Name a plant that has a herbaceous stem. | bean
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| What are rigid stems made of wood and bark called? | woody stems
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| What is the name of a ring of dark surrounding a ring of light cells in a woody stem? | growth ring
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| What size and shape are leaves? | many shapes and sizes
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| This captures energy from the sun | chloroplast
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| leaves get this from air. | carbon dioxide
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| this is made from carbon dioxide and water | food
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| located under the cuticle | epidermis
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| tiny opening that lets carbon dioxide enter the leaf | stomata
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| stops water loss from a leaf | cuticle
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| open and close the stomata | guard cell
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| modifies leaves of cactus | sundew
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| has leaves modified to catch insects | spines
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| where a sundew gets nitrogen | insects
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| Why do some plants have flowers? | to attract animals
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| What protects flower buds? | sepals
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| what parts of the flower are broad, leaflike, and attract animals? | petals
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| the stigma, style, and ovary are parts of the _________. | pistil
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| A fruit develops from the _______ | ovary
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| The filament and anther are parts of the ___________. | stamen
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| What is the male part of the flower called? | stamen
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| what is the female part of the flower called? | pistil
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| what part of a flower contains the ovules? | ovary
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| One flower that can be eaten is.... | broccoli
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| one flower that can be used to make is.... | chamomile
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| one flower that can be used as a spice is... | cloves
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| What makes plants green and captures energy from the sun? | chlorophyll
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| What process do plants use to make food? | photosynthesis
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| What is the name of the waxy layer that keeps plants from drying out? | cuticle
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| What helps make the cell walls hard? | carbohydrates and proteins
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| What lies beneath the cell wall? | cell membrane
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| What is produced during the sporophyte stage? | spores
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| What does a fertilized egg grow into? | sporophyte
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| what is a flowering seed? | angiosperm
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| does not have tissues for moving water and nutrients | nonvascular plant
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| is a vascular plant that has no flowers | gymnosperms
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| has specialized tissues for moving water and nutrients | vascular plants
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| has both flowers and seed | angiosperms
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| has seeds but no flowers | gymnosperms
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| has vascular tissue but has no seeds | seedless vascular plant
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| Green algae are not ________ | plants
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| Green algae and plants have _________ _______ that are a lot alike | cell walls
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| Green algae and plants might share common _________. | ancestors
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| Green algae and plants both make food through _____________ | photosynthesis
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| What are two groups of seedless plants? | nonvscular and vascular
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| Where do nonvascular plants usually live? | damp places
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| What helps mosses get water and nutrients? | rhizoids
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| During the moss life cycle, what structure releases spores? | sporophyte
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| During the moss life cycle, what do spores grow into? | gametophytes
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| What are two stages of the moss life cycle called? | gametophyte and sporophyte
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| what do the gametophyes of hornworts look like? | broad and flattened
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| how do nonvascular plants help the soil? | reduce soil erosion
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| How do animals use nonvascular plants? | for food and nesting material
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| What can dried peat moss be used for? | fuel
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| an underground stem | rhizome
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| ferm leaves | fronds
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| young frond | fiddlehead
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| smaller than a fingernail | fern gametophyte
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| horsetails feel gritty because of _______ | silica
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| Silica is found in the ___________ of horsetails. | stems
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| Plants that are about 20 cm tall and grow in woodlands are called ________ ___________ | club mosses
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| club mosses are not actually __________ | mosses
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| how do ferns, horsetails, and club mosses help the environment? | form soil
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| What can horsetails be used for? | shampoo
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| What fuel was formed by seedless plants that died 300 million years ago? | coal
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