Plants

Define cuticle and stomata. Cuticle: waxy layer on leaves to prevent water loss. Stomata: pores in leaves for exchanged carbon dioxide and oxygen.

What does Gymnosperm mean in Greek? Naked seed, like pine cones

Define xylem and phloem Xylem: Vascular tissue that conducts water up a plant. Phloem: Vascular tissue that conducts sugars both directions in a plant.

What is a fiddlehead? The young, coiled frond of a fern.

What is the function of petals? To attract pollinators to the flower.

What are the male parts of a flower? Stamen: Anther: makes pollen Filament: stalk that holds up anther

Both mosses and ferns produce __________________. spores

Asexual reproduction produces new plants that are genetically ______________ from the parent plant. identical

Angiosperms have what? Flowers Fruits Angie is a girls name. Girls like flowers. Jim is a boys name (Gymnosperms).

What are three types of plant tissue? Vascular Ground Dermal

The conducting cells of phloem are called sieve tube cells.

Label the diagram. A. Ground tissue B. Xylem C. Phloem

Cactus spines are modified _________________. Leaves

Define Biennials require two growing seasons to complete their life cycle.

Do plant shoots show negative OR positive gravitropism? Negative (they grow against gravity).

The first sign of germination is the emergence of the embryo’s root

As a member of the grass family (monocots), the veins in wheat leaves are parallel.

What do wheat flowers lack? sepals and petals, because they are not pollinated by insects or birds.

No Journal. Count and put the number on top. Pass them in. 18