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Plant kingdom, Plants without seeds, Characteristics of seed plants, Roots, stems, and leaves. Reproduction in seed plants.

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159130791What 5 things do the structure of plants enable them to do?1. Obtain Water 2. Nutrients 3. Make Food 4. Grow 5. Reproduce1
159130792Nearly all plants are?Autotrophs2
159130793What are Autotrophs?organisms that make their own food3
159130794All plants areMulticellular eukaryotes with cell walls.4
159130795Multicellular eukaryotesWhat are plants?5
159130796eukaryotescells that contain nuclei6
159130797Land plants must have ways to do these 5 things?Obtain Water and Nutrients from surroundings, 2. Retain Water 3. transport materials in their bodies 4. support their bodies(skeleton) 5. Reproduce - make new plants.7
159130798Scientists informally group plants into what 2 types?Vascular and nonvascular Plants8
159130799Vascularplant that has tubes and transports material9
159130800nonvascularplants that transport water and other substances directly from the ground into their cells.10
159130801Plants have complex life cycles that include what 2 stages?Sporophyte stage and gametophyte stage11
159130802Sporophyte stageplant life cycle stage that begins when an egg is fertilized by a sperm12
159130803gametophyte stagethe plant produces two kinds of sex cells and egg cells13
159130804SporeA reproductive cell with a hard, protective coating14
159130805CuticleWaxy, protective layer that covers the stems, leaves, and flowers of many plants. Helps prevent water loss.15
159130806Vascular tissuePlant tissue consisting of cells joined into tubes that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant body.16
159130807Zygotecell formed by the union of the sperm and the ovum17
159130808SporophyteThe stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces spore aka seeds.18
159130809Rhizoidfine hairlike structure that acts like a root19
159130810Fronda large leaf, esp. of a fern, palm, etc., the leaf of a fern20
159130811FernA __________ is a type of vascular plant that produces spores instead of seeds.21
159130812sporecells in seedless plants that grow into new organisms22
159130813Plants without seedsMosses, liverworts, and hornworts - low growing plants that live in moist areas so can absorb H20 and other nutrients.23
159130814H20What is the chemical formula for water?24
159130815Rhizoida rootlike structure in nonvascular plants, such as mosses or liverworts, that holds the plants in place and aids in absorption25
159130816Seed plants have 2 main things?1. Vascular Tissue and 2. Pollen and seeds to reproduce.26
159130817If a seed lands in an area where conditions are favorable?In seed plants, they can begin to develop into a new plant if?27
159130818Phloemvascular tissue responsible for the transport of nutrients and the carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis28
159130819xylemvascular tissue that carries water upward from the roots to every part of a plant29
159130820pollenA fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants30
159130821seeda mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa, a small hard fruit31
159130822embryothe young plant that develops from the zygote32
159130823cotyledonA "seed leaf" which develops as a part of the seed. It provides nutrients to the developing seedling and eventually becomes the first leaf of the plant. Some species have one ( ) , others two.33
159130824germinationseries of events that results in the growth of a plant from a seed34
159130825Roots do what 3 things?1. Anchor a plant 2. Absorb Water and Minerals 3. Sometimes stores food35
159130826The Plants Stem does what 2 main things?1. Carries substances between the plants roots and leaves. 2. Also provides support for the plant and holds up the leaves so they are exposed to the sun. sunflowers of Spain : )36
159130827A leaf's structure is adapted for capturing theDesigned to capture the sun's energy and carrying out photosynthesis.37
159130828Root Capa structure that covers the tip of a root, protecting the root from injury38
159130829Cambiumformative one-cell-thick layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth39
159130830TranspirationProcess by which plants that release water into the atmosphere from small pores on their leaves known as stomata40
159130831xylemVascular plant tissue consisting mainly of tubular dead cells that conduct most of the water and minerals upward from roots to the rest of the plant.41
159130832phloemvascular tissue responsible for the transport of nutrients and the carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis in some plants. FOOD42
159130833All Gymnosperms produceNaked seeds43
159130834What type of leaves do gymnosperms haveneedle-like or scalelike leaves44
159130835Gymnospermsplants with cones, woody plants that produce seeds, but their seeds are not enclosed in fruits, vascular plants with no flowers or fruit; produce seeds in cones45
159130836GymnospermsHave deep-growing roots!46
159130837Gymnosperm reproductionreproduce by cones, pollen carried by wind to fertilize a female cone, seeds mature in female cone, mature seeds fly off47
159130838All Angiosperms produce?Flowers and Fruits are produced by?48
159130839Angiosperm reproductioninvolves flowers & fruits, Pollen falls on a stigma then it swims down the style toward the ovary. the sperm makes a pollen tube in the ovary. the sperm fertilizes an ovule in the ovary. the ovules grow into the seeds as the ovary swells and becomes a fruit. a fruit falls of the plant and an animal eats it the pollen falls or is moved onto the stigma by an insect or animal49
1591308402 major types of AngiospermMonocots (one) and Dicots50
159130841Monocothas one cotyledon, parallel veins, flower parts in multiples of 351
159130842Dicotangiosperm with two cotyledons inside its seed, flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5, and vascular bundles in RINGS52
159130843Rhizoidin fungi, a rootlike hypha that penetrates the surface of an object; in mosses, a long, thin cell that anchors the moss to the ground and absorbs water and minerals from the surrounding soil53
159130844FrondThe leaves of ferns are called? leaf of a fern that grows from the rhizome?54
159130845GerminationThe process by which a seed sprouts is called?55
159130846What part of the flower is the male part?Stamen are what part of the flower? Stay Men56
159130847For fertilization to occur, pollen must reach the ( ) which is the?The female part of the flower is called the Pistil and sounds nothing like female.57
159130848The root-like Rhizoids of a moss plant are structures that serve to?anchor nonvascular plants to the ground (mosses and liverworts)58
159130849Water from the soil can reach the highest branches of a tall tree because the tree has?Vascular Tissue tissue, water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants59
159130850conductstransfers60
159130851On a hot day, a plant can dry out due to Transpiration, the process by which?Process by which plants that release water into the atmosphere from small pores on their leaves known as stomata61
159130852Plant Organsstems, roots, leaves, and flowers62
159130853Plant organ systemAll the leaves, all the roots, or all the stems make a _____________.63
159130854Root System• Anchors plant • Absorbs and transports minerals and water • Stores food • (increases surface area)64
159130855Tissuesgroups of cells that have similar abilities and that allow the organ to function.65
159130856Plant Cells- cell wall - chloroplast - central vacuole photosynthesis66
159130857photosynthesisthe process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food67
159140009Plant adaptationsthick bark ex: redwood, Douglas fur, epicormic sprouting: latent buds on truck open up after a fire on truck and branches, ex: pitch pine, coastal redwood, live oak, and eucalyptus trees, lignotubers: swelling btn the shoot and root have buds and reserve food. The soil protects this area from fire heat ex: Chamise, Trembling Aspen, Paper Birch, scarification: heat stimulates certain seeds to germinate, following fire ex: jack pine, loblolly pine, serotinous cones: jack pines and lodgepole pine have cones that remain viable for 25-75 years. The fire melts the resin that holds the cones shut. Cones that need fire to release seeds can hold them for 25-30 years.68

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