Botany Flashcards
(21 cards)
What are the three components of living plant cells
Cell walls, cytoplasm and organelles
What do vascular tissue transport?
Water, food, nutrients and hormones
What are some parts of the plant where vascular tissue are found?
Stems, roots and leaves
Phloem is vascular tissue that is responsible for transporting?
Sugars
The xylem is vascular tissue that is responsible for transporting?
Water
What are some characteristics of a monocot?
Flower parts are in multiples of threes, their vascular bundles are scattered randomly in the stem, veins are finely netted.
What is the main purpose of adventitious roots?
To hold up and provide support to the plant (most of the time)
How can the leaflet of a compound leaf be distinguished from a simple leaf?
Absence of axillary buds
True or False: Dioecious plants have male and female flowers on the same plant?
True
What are the female parts of the flower?
Stigma, Style & Ovary
What are the female elements collectively called?
Pistil
What are the male parts of a flower?
The male parts of the flower are called the stamens and made up of the anther at the top and the stalk or filament that supports the anther
When using the scientific name of a plant, such as Acer griseum, the first name refers to what?
Genus
Which of the following are characteristics of dicots?
Netted veins
Two cotyledons
What is the name of the dead tissue inside of plants that aids in the transportation of water from roots to leaves?
Xylem
Plants photosynthesize using sunlight in order to:
Convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen
What part of a flower does fruit form from?
Ovary
True or False: A lily is an example of a monocot?
True
Which of the following is a fruit?
a) asparagus
b) walnut
c) onion
d) sweet potato
Walnut
What is the main difference between dioecious and monoecious plants?
1) Monoecious plants have male and female flowers on the same plant.
2) Dioecious plants are only one gender. To produce fruit/seed you need a separate male and female plant.
Which one of these do living plant cells NOT contain?
a) Cell walls
b) centrioles
c) chloroplasts
d) Mitochondria
Centrioles. Centrioles can only be found in animal cells. They are tubular structures that can be found in cytoplasm and play a vital role in cell division.
