Plants
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hcps-scottpc on May 3, 2011
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Meador quiz 5/4
Classes:
School Discussion, Manning Honors Physics, RIP FELLER PERIOD 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 eukaryotes | plants are multicellular ___________ |
| cellulose | plant cell walls are made of ____________ |
| photosynthesis | plants obtain glucose through ____________ |
| geotropism | plants tend to grow in the direction that gravity pulls them (roots of plants grow down into the soil) |
| guard cells | specialized crescent-shaped cells that control the opening and closing of a stomata |
| stomata | openings in a leaf through which gases and water enter or leave |
| xylem | plant tissue made of hollow cells called tracheids; transport water in vascular plants |
| phloem | plant tissue that transports nutrients and carbohydrates in vascular plants |
| anther | pollen is produced and released by the _____________ |
| self-pollination | when the pollen from one flower is used to fertilize the eggs produced by that same flower (true-bred flowers) |
| cross pollination | when the pollen from one flower is used to pollinate another flower |
| bryophyta | sexual, nonvascular, have spores, near water so that sperm can swim to reach eggs and fertilize them |
| pterophyta | sexual, vascular, have spores, require at least a thin film of water so sperm can reach eggs |
| coniferophyta | sexual, vascular, have seeds, does not require water for fertilization, reproduces through pollination, also called gymnosperms |
| antherophyta | sexual, vascular, have seeds, does not require water, reproduces through pollination, has flowers and seeds, also called angiosperms |
| moss | example of bryophyta |
| fern | example of pterophyta |
| pine tree | example of coniferophyta |
| tulip | example of antherophyta |
| monocot | has a single cotyledon |
| dicot | has a double cotyledon |
| monocot | has parallel veins on leaves |
| dicot | has branched veins on leaves |
| monocot | floral parts often in multiples of threes |
| dicot | floral parts often in multiples of fours or fives |
| monocot | has vascular bundles scattered throughout stem |
| dicot | has vascular bundles arranged in a ring |
| monocot | has fibrous roots |
| dicot | has a taproot |
| corn, grass, lilies | examples of monocots |
| maple, oak | examples of dicots |
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