Order and Design Test 2

Question 1

the part of the flower from which the fruit develops

Answer 1

ovary

Question 2

underground structure made of thick, fleshy leaves surrounding a very short stem

Answer 2

bulb

Question 3

a leaf that has more than one blade joined to the petiole

Answer 3

compound leaf

Question 4

creeping stem that grows along the surface of the ground in most grass plants

Answer 4

stolon

Question 5

the part of a plant embryo that develops into the root system

Answer 5

radicle

Question 6

the part of a plant embryo that develops into the shoot of the plant

Answer 6

plumule

Question 7

leaves that attach directly to a stem

Answer 7

sessile leaf

Question 8

a plant that needs two growing seasons to complete its life cycle

Answer 8

biennial

Question 9

scientific term for plants that produce seeds covered by a flower

Answer 9

angiosperms

Question 10

German botanist known for discovering many complex details of plant reproduction

Answer 10

Christian Konrad Sprengel

Question 11

the primary purpose of flowers

Answer 11

allowing plant reproduction

Question 12

the leaf-like structures at the base of a flower’s petals

Answer 12

sepals

Question 13

the main force that brings water up a plant’s transport tubes; the loss of water from leaves

Answer 13

transpiration

Question 14

the member of the parsley family that is also known as wild carrot

Answer 14

Queen Anne’s Lace

Question 15

a young plant that is able to survive without its cotyledons

Answer 15

seedling

Question 16

leaf arrangement in which individual leaves grow in an alternating pattern along the stem

Answer 16

alternate leaf arrangement

Question 17

plants that have nonwoody stems

Answer 17

herbaceous plants

Question 18

the food-making process of plants

Answer 18

photosynthesis

Question 19

the part of the stamen that produces pollen grains

Answer 19

anther

Question 20

the transfer of pollen from the stamen to the top of the pistil

Answer 20

pollination

Question 21

plant reproduction that does not involve flowers, seeds, or fruit

Answer 21

vegetative

Question 22

the parts of the flower that attract pollinators

Answer 22

petals

Question 23

tiny one-celled reproductive structures found on plants such as ferns

Answer 23

spores

Question 24

the place where a leaf attaches to the stem

Answer 24

node

Question 25

tube that grows from a pollen grain through which a sperm cell travels to reach the egg cell

Answer 25

pollen tube

Question 26

the plant family in which the fruits are called legumes

Answer 26

pea family

Question 27

plant family whose fruits are called grains

Answer 27

grass family

Question 28

plant family with square, stout stems and with flowers usually arranged in spikes

Answer 28

mint family

Question 29

monocots that have tepals and inferior ovaries and frow from bulbs, corms, or rhizomes

Answer 29

amaryllis family

Question 30

most members have woody stems; fleshy fruits; flower parts in multiples of five; and cup-shaped blossoms with white, pink, or rose-colored petals

Answer 30

rose family

Question 31

most important group of plants

Answer 31

grass family

Question 32

plants help return nitrogen to the soil

Answer 32

pea family

Question 33

also called the crowfoot family because of their leaf shape that resembles a bird’s foot

Answer 33

buttercup family

Question 34

carries water and nutrients from the root hairs upward through the root and stem to the leaves

Answer 34

xylem

Question 35

the type of flowers usually found in the center of a composite flower head

Answer 35

disk flowers

Question 36

the process by which water and dissolved chemicals are absorbed through the cell membrane of the root hairs

Answer 36

osmosis

Question 37

formed by the storage cells that surround a root’s transport tube

Answer 37

cortex

Question 38

leaf arrangement in which two leaves grow from one node but on opposite sides of the stem

Answer 38

opposite leaf arrangement

Question 39

when animals and birds aid in the dispersal of seeds

Answer 39

agent dispersal

Question 40

plants without vascular systems

Answer 40

bryophytes

Question 41

the three main parts of a seed

Answer 41

embryo, endosperm, seed coat

Question 42

growth of a plant in length

Answer 42

primary growth

Question 43

the upward force in the transport tubes produced by water entering the root hairs

Answer 43

root pressure

Question 44

the type of seed dispersal in which the ripened fruit bursts open and scatters the seeds

Answer 44

mechanical dispersal

Question 45

once the plant begins producing its own food these shrivel up and die

Answer 45

cotyledons

Question 46

little green structures within a plant cell in which photosynthesis takes place

Answer 46

chloroplasts

Question 47

this process requires sunlight to occur

Answer 47

photosynthesis

Question 48

type of leaf venation that has small veins branching from one main vein

Answer 48

pinnate

Question 49

type of leaf margin that has extensions of itself which can be blunt or end in sharp points

Answer 49

lobed

Question 50

characteristics of monocots

Answer 50

one cotyledon; long, slender leaves with parallel veins; petals in groups of three; fibrous root system

Question 51

characteristics of dicots

Answer 51

two cotyledons; broad leaves with branching veins; petals in groups of four or five; taproot system