Question |
Answer |
bladderwort |
underwater plant with hollow, bladderlike leaves filled with water which are used to trap insects |
botanist |
a scientist who studies plants |
bract |
colorful leaf surrounding certain flowers such as the dogwood and the poinsettia |
bulb |
underground storehouse made with layers of thick, fleshy leaves which surround a very short stem |
cellulose |
tough, fibrous material used to form the cell walls of plants |
cereal grass |
type of grass that is harvested for the nutrietns in its seeds, or grains. examples include wheat, rice and corn |
chlorophyll |
pigment that gives a plant its green color |
chloroplasts |
"packages" of chlorophyll found in leaf cells |
cuticle |
waxy substance that coats the leaf |
dormant |
a seed that is alive but inactive |
embryo |
part of the seed that is a miniature undeveloped plant |
fertilization |
the process in which an egg stored inside an ovule unites with a sperm cell from a grain of pollen |
guard cells |
structures that allow stomata to open and close |
epiphyte |
a plant that grows in the tops of trees and never touches the ground, such as the vanilla plant and Spanish moss |
geotropism |
a plant's response to gravity |
leaf |
part of the plant where photosynthesis occurs |
make food for the plant |
this is the main the function of the leaf |
midrib |
large vein running up the middle of many leaves |
ovary |
this part of the of the plant develops into the fruit |
petal |
most noticeable, brightly colored part of a flower that helps to attract bees or other creatures. |
photosynthesis |
chemical process by which a plant produces food |
pitcher plant |
bright colors and honey-scented nectar of this plant lure the insects that drown in its leaves |
pollination |
the transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil |
root cap |
layer of thick, protective cells at the tip of the root |
root system |
part of the plant that grows below the ground |
roots |
the main function of these is to absorb water and minerals from the ground |
shoot system |
part of the plant that is above the ground |
starch |
a type of sugar stored in the roots, that plants need to live. |
stomata |
pores on the underside of the leaf |
sundew |
sticky, glistening dew drops on this plant are the bait that attracts insects |
taproot |
particularly deep main root |
tropism |
any growth response of a plant to a condition in its environment |
Venus's-flytrap |
plant with hinged leaves that close shut lke the jaws of a steel trap |
warmth and moisture |
two things needed for a seed to sprout |