Biology Ch 1-2

type of special leaf that holds a vine upright by coiling around a support structure

protects and covers the leaf

Which part of the plant produces food?

Cellulose is a carbohydrate that ___.

Which of the following members is known for its poisonous members?

Which of the following is NOT a major field of biology?

What is the green portion of the leaf?

Which part of the plant absorbs nutrients in the soil?

bushy head of a tree

What is a structure within a system that has a definite form and performs a definite function?

What are the tiny chemical factories that use light to manufacture food?

Which type of plant is the most useful?

What is the study of the function of the human body?

Which of the plant families is the largest?

Which type of plants have long, slender leaves with parallel veins?

type of bacteria that returns nitrogen in soil to the air

Which part of the cell controls the cell’s activity?

What is the result of photosynthesis?

scientific term for flowering seed plants

What is internal meristematic tissue that allows plants to grow in diameter?

What is the middle portion of leaf - where photosynthesis takes place?

What is the point at which leaves grow?

Which plant family has square stems?

Which of the following is produced by plants of the grass family?

What is the region where organisms live?

type of root system that has a large primary root that grows straight down

What is the losing of water vapor through the leaves and stems?

Which type of tissue involves cork?

root system in which all the roots are about the same size

Which enzyme weakens the cell walls allowing the leaf to break off?

What is the large vein that runs down the center of the blade?

Which type of pigment produces the colors red/purple/blue on leaves?

What is another name for plants in the pea family?

What attaches the leaf blade to the stem?

Which family is an important family in the nitrogen cycle?

leaves having more than one blade on the leafstalk

What is the creeping stem that grows above the ground?

In 1970, the United States invaded which country?

What is the waxy layer overlaying the epidermis?

Which part of the plant is responsible for plant reproduction?

What term is used for "living things"?

Which plant family has a 5-petal design?

Parenchyma which makes and stores food is part of which tissue?

plant that produces fruit for 2 growing seasons is classified as _____.

opening in the leaf

What type of leaf arrangement occurs when 2 leaves grow from each node?

Which type of sap transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves?

Which type of leaves lack petioles?

venation with a single main vein down the middle of the leaf

Which type of flower produces seeds?

trees that produce winged fruits called samaras

type of cells that control the flow of air and water into and out of a leaf

What is the pressure produced by water within cells?

plants whose leaves trap and digest insects

What is the storage structure that stores food, fluids, and minerals?

Which type of tissue is composed of elongated, tubular cells?

Which of the following is a factor that drives the sap stream?

Each blade on a compound leaf is called ___.

which of the following does a plant cell have but a human or animal cell does not

Which type of tissue aids in the growth and repair of the plant?

What is the study of plant?

trees are classified as

Which of the following is the most important group of plants?

refering to a nonwoody plant

Grass consists of which type of roots?

term that referts to trees that lose their leaves each fall

Which plant family has a very complex design?

largest deciduous trees in America

Which plant family includes cabbage?

which is not a main cereal grass