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Ferns reproduce by
spores
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How many cotyledons does a monocot have?
How many does a dicot have?
one, two
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In a flower, where is the pollen produced?
anther
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Name the two groups of seed plants:
- 1. angiosperms
- 2. gymnosperm
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What is a fruit?
a structure that covers and protects a seed
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Name the two alternating generations of plants:
- 1. sporophyte
- 2. gametophype
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Name all the male reproductive parts of a flower:
anther, stamen, filament
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Name all of the female reproductive parts of a flower:
carpel, stigma, style, ovary, ovule
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Name three non-vascular plants:
- 1. ferns
- 2. mosses
- 3. liverwarts/hornwarts
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What is the difference between a vascular plant and a non-vascular plant?
- vascular-has xylem and phloem
- nonvascular- doesn't
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What is the function of roots?
to carry water and nutrients to the plant
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What part of the plant is the site for photosynthesis?
the leaf
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The end products of photosynthesis are_______ and ____________.
glucose and oxygen
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The female reproductive cell is called the
egg
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The male reproductive cell is called the
sperm
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When a plant loses water through its leaves it is called:
transpiration
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Gas exchange in a plant occurs through the _______.
stomata
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The __________ ___________ regulate the opening and closing of the stomata.
guard cells
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True or False: All plants are multicellular eukaryotes.
True
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What are the requirements for photosynthesis to take place (what must the plant have?)
carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight
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A monocot flower has petals in multiples of ______.
three
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Primary growth is when the plant grows _________, whereas secondary growth is when the plant grows wider.
taller
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Monocot leaves have __________ veins and dicot leaves have branched veins.
parallel
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What are three characteristics of plants?
- -eukaryotic
- -mulitcellular
- -plotosynthetic leaves
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What were the earliest plants known as? Describe them.
psilophytes, very simple in structure and did not have leaves
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Scientists think the earliest plants (psilophytes) came from _.
green algae
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How do plants prevent water loss?
They are covered in a waxy layer called a cuticle that creates a barrier
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What is a cuticle?
A waxy layer surrounding the outside of a plant
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____ trap energy for photosynthesis.
leaves
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What are the two functions of the roots?
- -absorbing water and nutrients from the soil
- -anchoring the plant into the ground
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What is a vascular plant?
a plant that contains xylem and phloem
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What is the difference between vascular and non-vascular plants?
vascular plants have xylem and phloem and nonvascular plants do not.
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Xylem carries water and nutriens (to or away from) the plant?
to
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Phloem carries water and nutrients (to or away from) the plant?
away from
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How do plants reproduce?
either with seeds or spores through pollination
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