Plentiful Plants Quiz 1 Flashcards
1
Q
a plant’s response to gravity
A
Geotropism
2
Q
The main root that grows very deep
A
Taproot
3
Q
The food plants need to live
A
Glucose
4
Q
A plant’s response to touch
A
Thigmotropism
5
Q
A waxy substance on the upper surface of a leaf
A
Cuticle
6
Q
The pores on the underside of a leaf
A
Stomata
7
Q
The chemical process by which plants produce food
A
Photosynthesis
8
Q
An especially large vein that runs up the middle of many leaves
A
Midrib
9
Q
An insectivorous plant that traps its food using sticky drops
A
Sundew
10
Q
A stem that grows along the surface of the ground
A
Stolon
11
Q
The coloring that makes plants green
A
Chlorophyll
12
Q
Tiny packages of chlorophyll
A
Chloroplasts
13
Q
Plant with hinged leaves that close like the jaws of a steel trap
A
Venus’s- flytrap
