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6th Grade
04/07/2008

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What are plant cells made up of?

Definition

 

1. cell wall

2. membrane

3. nucleus

4. other structures

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Name 7 characteristics of seedless nonvascular plants.

Definition

 

 1. don't grow from seeds

2. don't have true roots, stems, or leaves

3. usually just a few cells thick

5. have threadlike sturtures called rhizoids

6. grow in places that are damp

7. reproduce through spores

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Name 4 characteristics of mosses

Definition

1. have leaf-like structures arranged around a central stalk

2. rhizoids made of many cells

3. spores produce in the caps of the stalks

4. grow on tree trunks, rocks, and ground

Term
What does the stem "wort" mean? 
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Herb

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 Name 2 characteristics of liverworts

Definition

 

 

1. rootless plants with flattened leaf-like bodies

2. one-celled rhizoids 

Term

 

 TRUE/FALSE

 

Hornworts are less than 3cm in diameter.

Definition

 

FALSE

 

they are less than 2.5 in diameter

Term

 

TRUE/FALSE

 

Hornworts have similar flattened bodies like those of the fern.

Definition

 

FALSE

 

they have bodies similar to that of liverworts.

Term

 

TRUE/FALSE

 

seedless vascular plants reproduce through spores.

Definition

 

 

TRUE

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Define pioneer species

Definition

 

 

organisms that are the first to grow in new or disturbed environments.

Term

 

What makes most plants green?

Definition

 

 

The chlorophyll that is located in the chloroplasts in their cells.

Term

 

Name 3 examples of seedless vascular plants.

Definition

 

ferns, ground pines, and horsetails

Term

 

What do the spore cases of hornworts look like?

Definition

 

tiny horns of cattle

Term

 

What is the most abundant type of seedless vascular plant?

Definition

 

 

Ferns

Term

 

Which grow bigger? Nonvascular plants or vascular plants?

Definition

 

Vascular plants

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Definition
Term

 

 

Where does photosynthesis occur?

Definition

 

 

the leaves

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Name 4 characteristics of seed plants.

Definition

 

 

1. most have leaves,roots, and vascular tissue

2.  produce seeds that contain embryo and stored food

3. most plant species are seed plants

4. divided into 2 groups 

Term

 

What are the 2 groups that seed ants are divided into?

Definition

 

 

Gymnosperms and Angiosperms

Term

 

 

What is a gymnosperm?

Definition

 

 

vascular plants that produceseeds that are not protected by a fruit.

Term

 

 

What is an angiosperm?

Definition

 

 

a vascular plant that flowers and produces fruits with one or more seeds.

Term

 

 

What type of plant has the greatest number of gymnosperm species?

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Conifers

Term

 

 

What are the 2 divisions of flowers?

Definition

 

 

Monocots and dicots

Term

 

 

Define monocot and give some examples

Definition

 

 

a flower that only has one cotyledon inside their seeds

 

EX: corn, rice, bananas, and pineapples

 

 

Term

 

Define dicot, and give some examples

Definition

 

 

a flower that has 2 cotyledons inside their seeds

 

EX: peanuts, apples, and green beans

Term

 

 

define annual

Definition

 

 

plants whose life cycles are completed within one year

Term

 

 

define biennials

Definition

 

 

plants whose life cycles are completed within 2 years 

Term

 

 

define perennials

Definition

 

 

plants that take more than 2 years to grow maturity

Term

 

 

What are some products do we get from seed plants?

Definition

 

 

paper, desks, furniture, books, clothing, wood, and resin

Term

 

 

Why are else are seed plants important?

Definition

 

they are an important food source

Term

 

 

Flowers vary in...

Definition

 

colors, shapes, and sizes

Term

 

Seeds only develope on which cone?

Definition

 

 

the female

Term

 TRUE/FALSE

 

 

Gymnosperms produce flowers

Definition

 

 

FALSE

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