Plants - Inside and Out
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- What is the reproductive part of a flowering plant?
- the flower
- What are the tube-like cells that carry water and minerals from the soil upward?
- xylem cells
- What is the jelly like substance in a plant cell that fills much of the cell?
- cytoplasm
- The often colorful, showy parts of a flower are called ---.
- petals
- What are the tube-like cells that carry sugars made in the leaves to other parts of the plant?
- phloem cells
- The structures in a plant cell in which food making occurs are called ---
- chloroplasts
- What part of the plant connects the roots to the leaves?
- the stem
- What is the food-making factory of a plant?
- the leaf
- The transport system of a leaf is made up of the veins and the ---.
- petiole
- The innermost part of a tree is called the ---.
- heartwood
- What is the basic unit of living things?
- cells
- A tree trunk is actually a woody ---.
- stem
- Roots --- the plant and also absorb water and minerals.
- anchor
- Where was corn first grown?
- South America
- Why do pine, spruce, and fir plants have needle shaped leaves?
- Needle shaped leaves help reduce water loss.
- What do the size of a tree's "annual rings" show?
- Small rings indicate that there was less water that year. Larger rings indicate that there was more water that year.
- What are the four parts of a flowering plant?
- roots, stems, leaves, flowers
- The --- and the --- cells make up the transport system of a plant.
- xylem and phloem
- Define what a "fruit" is.
- A fruit is the ovary of a flowering plant.
- Where does photosynthesis take place in the cells of a plant?
- in the two middle layers
- What types of roots do plants such as grasses have?
- fibrous roots
- Which structure of the plant cell functions as a storage area for various substances?
- Vacuole
- Which structure is the covering that gives the cell its rigid shape?
- Cell wall
- Which structure controls all the cell's activities?
- Nucleus