Science Test #8
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IanStew on January 27, 2010
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I will add more vocab as we go on through the notes. Some answers appear more than once.
EVERY ANSWER IS IN SINGULAR FORM (except when I tell you) AND NO PERIODS (except when I tell you to).
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Hawks, Cistercian Class of 2016, Form II Life Science
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Cuticle | Waxy, waterproof layer on leaves that retain water. |
| Vascular Tissue | Tube-like structure that helps transport materials. |
| Sporophyte | Stage of plant life cycles that uses spores (diploid). |
| Gametophyte | Stage of plant life cycles that uses gametes (haploid). |
| Moss | Simple rootless plant with leaf-like growths in a spiral around a stalk. |
| Rhizoid | Root-like filament that anchors the moss and is made up of a few long cells. |
| Liverwort | "Herb for the liver" where each rhizoid is made up of a single cell. |
| Hornwort | Has kind of a horn-like structure that grows out of the gametophytes and lives in moist soil rather than on rocks or tree trunks. |
| Club Moss | Seedless, vascular plant that produces spores at the end of the stem that looks like little pinecones. |
| Spike Moss | Seedless, vascular plant that looks similar to the club moss. |
| Horsetail | Seedless, vascular plant that has a unique structure where their stems are jointed and leaves grow around the joint. |
| Fern | Most abundant seedless, vascular plant that has about 12,000 livings species. |
| Autotroph, Eukaryote, Have cell walls made of cellulose, Multicellular | Name the 4 characteristics of a plant (alphabetical order, commas, and no "and" or "."): |
| Water | Where did plants start, probably? |
| Land | Where do most plants grow now? |
| Cell Walls and Vascular Tissue | What do plants use for support (alphabetical order, no commas, use "and", and no period).? |
| Moss | What is a plant that requires water to get the sperm to the egg? |
| Pollen | Name the other way plants get the sperm to the egg (not water). |
| Absorb | How do non-vascular plants obtain what they need? |
| Plant-like Protists | Where did plants probably evolve from (starts with a "P" and plural)? |
| Algae | Where did plants probably evolve from (starts with an "A")? |
| Green | What color pigments are chlorophyll? |
| Orange, Red, Yellow | What color pigments are carotenoids (alphabetical order, commas, and no "and")? |
| Non-Vascular Land Plant | Which plant is the simplest plant? |
| Can't Hold Water | Why do the small non-vascular land plants live in damp environments? |
| Absorb | The non-vascular land plants are usually just a few cells thick so they have to ______ everything. |
| Leaves, Stems, True Roots | Non-vascular plants do NOT have what three things (alphabetical order, commas, plural, and no "and")? |
| Hornworts, Liverworts, Mosses | Name the three seedless, non-vascular land plants (alphabetical order, commas, plural, and no "and"). |
| Spores | Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts grow from ______. |
| Leaf-like Green Growths, Root-like Fibers, Stalks | Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts DO have what three things (alphabetical order, plural, commas, and no "and")? |
| 10,000 | Mosses have more than _____ species (use comma)! |
| Distribution | In mosses, the spores are high for ____________. |
| Water | In mosses, moss is low for _____. |
| 9 | In which century did liverworts help treat diseases of liver (just put the number)? |
| Herb | "-wort" |
| 8,000 | Liverworts have more than ____ species (use comma)! |
| Hornwort | The rarest of the seedless, non-vascular plants. |
| 100 | Hornworts have less than ___ species! |
| Vascular Tissue | If you see a vascular plant, you know it has ________ ______! |
| Spores | Just like mosses and liverworts, seedless, vascular plants reproduce using ______! |
| Water | Seedless, vascular plants still need _____ for reproduction (starts with a "W")! |
| Closer to the Sun | Why is it important to be a bigger plant (4 words)? |
| Silica | What do the stems of horsetails contain that can be used for scrubbing? |
| Hollow | The stems of horsetails are ______ and surrounded by a ring of vascular tissue. |
| Primitive | The stems of horsetails are kind of like bamboo, except that they are more _________. |
| 25 | Some ancient tree ferns grew as high as __ meters! |
| Frond | A leaf on a fern. |
| Rhizome | The underground stem of a fern. |
| Sori | The spore case that is produced on the backs of the fronds and also looks like a dark colored bump. |
| Prothallus | A small green heart-shaped gametophyte plant that spores germinate into on wet ground. |
| Prothallus | The __________ produces the sex cells. |
| Sporophyte | The zygote forms the embryo- which grows into a __________. |
| T | (Type "T" or "F") The prothallus can produce new rhizomes and grow directly into a sporophyte. |
| Seed Plant | What is a plant that reproduces using seeds (two words)? |
| Phloem | How the food moves around the plant is the ______. |
| Xylem | How the water and minerals move up from the soil is the _____. |
| B | (Type the letter only, NOT the ")")Which is NOT a main characteristic of a seed plant: A) Use pollen/seeds to reproduce B) Seeds grow from their roots C) Vascular tissue? |
| Pollen | The sperm delivery system that travels in the air. |
| Seed | The reproductive part of the plant that contains a plant embryo and stored food. |
| Embryo, Seed Coat, Stored Food | What are the three parts of the structure of the seed (alphabetical order, commas, and no "and")? |
| How Many Cotyledons They Have | How are seeds classified (5 WORDS and no period)? |
| Cotyledon | "Seed leaf" on the plant embryo that contain the endosperm. |
| Endosperm | The stored food that are in the cotyledons. |
| Corn | Name an example of a monocot. |
| Bean | Name an example of a dicot. |
| F | (Type "T" or "F") 3 of the five ways for seeds to fertile ground are wind, water, and sunlight. |
| Germination | When the seed develops into a new plant. |
| Endosperm | Where does the seed get energy to grow? |
| Rocks | Roots have the ability to split _____ (plural)! |
| Leaves, Roots, Stems | What are the three main structures on a vascular plant (alphabetical order, commas, plural, and no "and")? |
| Roots | Which of the main structures on a vascular plant is the biggest (plural)? |
| B | (Type "A", "B", or "C") Which of the three choices is correct for the reasons roots are so big: A) Water and Food B) Water and Support the Plant C) Support the Plant and Food? |
| Root | Water and minerals enter the plant by the ____s (singular). |
| Photosynthesis, Respiration | Roots help absorb carbon dioxide for ______________, oxygen for ___________ (alphabetical order, commas, and no "and"). |
| Beets, Carrots | What are two examples of edible roots (alphabetical order, the two in our notes, plural, and no "and")? |
| Fibrous | The type of root that forms a dense, tangled mass. |
| Fibrous | What are grass and onions examples of (singular)? |
| Taproot | The type of root that is just one long, thick main root. |
| Taproot | What are carrots and dandelions examples of (singular)? |
| Root Cap | Protects the root as it grows through the soil. |
| Yes | Is the onion tip an example of a root cap ("Yes" or "No")? |
| Root Hair | Helps absorb nutrients/water and anchor. |
| Center | Vascular tissue is at the ______ of the root. |
| Stem | The above-ground part of plants that supports the leaves and flowers. |
| Yes | Does the stem support the plant ("Yes" or "No")? |
| No | Does the stem receive water ("Yes" or "No")? |
| Yes | Does the stem allow movement of materials between roots and leaves ("Yes" or "No")? |
| No | Does the stem have to do with photosynthesis ("Yes" or "No")? |
| Asparagus, Celery, Potatoes | Three examples of edible stems (alphabetical order, commas, plural, and no "and"). |
| Cacti | _____ stems can carry on photosynthesis and make food- the leaves are the prickles! |
| Xylem | Tissue made of tubular vessels that transport water and minerals up from the roots. It's in the interior of the stem. |
| Phloem | Tissue made of tubular cells. They move food from leaves and stems to other parts of the plant for use or storage. It's in the outer part of the stem. |
| Cambium | Between the phloem and xylem is the ______- which produces new xylem and phloem cells. |
| Herbaceous | Type of stem that is bendable, soft, and green. |
| Woody | Type of stem that is hard and rigid, basically, it's name says it all. |
| Leaf | It usually traps light and makes food by photosynthesis. |
| 5 | How many different structures in a leaf are there? |
| Epidermis | Thin layer of cells that covers and protects the upper and lower surfaces of a layer. |
| Cuticle | The _______ usually covers the epidermis. |
| Stomata | Small pores on the leaf surface that allows carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen to enter and leave. |
| Guard Cell | Surrounds the stomata and opens and closes the pores. |
| Cuticle, Guard Cells, Stomata | _______ (s.), _______ (pl.), _____ _____ (pl.) are adaptions to survival on land (alphabetical order, commas, and no "and"). |
| Palisade Layer | Rows of closely packed cells just below the epidermis. Packed with chloroplasts. THIS IS SINGULAR |
| Spongy Layer | Loosely arranged cells and lots of air spaces the can hold the veins (vascular tissue). THIS IS SINGULAR |
| Lower Epidermis | Contains most of the stomata/guard cells. |
| Cuticle | What is above and below the leaf layers? |
| Transpiration | Water evaporating from a plant's leaves. |
| Stomata | What is one way to control transpiration? |
| B, D, A, C | Put these in order from top to bottom: A. Spongy Layer B. Upper Epidermis C. Lower Epidermis D. Palisade Layer (just put the letters and use commas without an "and"). |
| Roots | What do plants have to develop to obtain water (plural)? |
| Yes | Do all plants use sexual reproduction (Type "Yes" or "No")? |
| T | (Type "T" or "F") Sunlight is an advantage to living on land. |
| Carbon Dioxide | There is more ______ _______ in air than in water. |
| F | (Type "T" or "F") Plants still need roots to carry nutrients into and waste out of cells. |
| Yes | Do plants need structure to support their weight (Type "Yes" or "No")? |
| Seedless Non-Vascular Plants | These plants don't have vascular tissue, grow low, have no roots, and absorb what they need to obtain (no commas, no ".", use a "-", plural, and GET IT RIGHT!). |
| Seedless Vascular Plants | These plants have vascular tissue and are better suited for life on land (plural, no commas, no ".", and GET IT RIGHT!). |
| Antheridium | Makes the sperm in the fern life cycle. |
| Archegonium | Makes the egg in the fern life cycle. |
| Meiosis, Mitosis | In the fern life cycle, the sporangium goes through the process of _______ and _______ (alphabetical order, commas, and no "and"). |
| Yes | Does the fern in its life cycle ever go through fertilization (Type "Yes" or "No")? |
| Seed Coat | What protects the seed (from the lab)? |
| Stem | The hypocotyl really is the ____. |
| Root | The radicle really is the ____. |
| Leaf | The epicotyl really is the ____. |
| Germination | How does the seed grow (what process?)? |
| Transpiration | How does a plant control water loss (what process?)? |
| Ian Stewart | Who made this set (First and Last Name)? |
| Reinsborough | Who teaches us science this year (Last Name ONLY)? |
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