Plants

seed germination

process where a seed grows into a plant

phototropism

a plant response to light

geotropism

a plant response to gravity

thigmotropism

a plant response touch

xylem

transportation of water from the roots upward to all parts of the plant

phloem

transportation of glucose from the leaves down to the rots of the plant

cuticle

waxy, protective layer that covers plants and helps prevent water loss

guard cells

pair of cells that surround stomata and control their opening and closing

nonvascular plants

plant that doesn't have specialized tube-like tissue for moving food and water throughout the plant

rhizoid

threadlike structures that anchor nonvascular plants where they grow

stomata

tiny openings in leaves through which gases enter and exit (CO2, O2, water vapor)

vascular plant

plant that has specialized, tube like tissue for moving food and water

photosynthesis

process in which plants make food/sugar

positive geotropism

growth of a plant down towards the center of the earth-down with gravity

negative geotropism

growth of a plant upwards from the center of the earth-opposite from the pull of gravity-stems grow up.

positive phototropism

growing toward the source of light

negative phototropism

growing away from the light

turgor pressure

pressure of water against the inside wall of a plant cell.

vacuole

location of water storage in the cell

radiant energy

sun

chemical energy

food

Hydrotropism

a plants growth response to water; plant grows towards the water

Photosynthesis Reactants

carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight

Photosynthesis Products

glucose and oxygen

Photosynthesis Chemical Equation

CO2+H2O+ sunlinght --> C6H12O6 + O2

chloroplast

An organelle found in plant cells where photosynthesis occurs

seed germination

process where a seed grows into a plant

phototropism

a plant response to light

geotropism

a plant response to gravity

thigmotropism

a plant response touch

xylem

transportation of water from the roots upward to all parts of the plant

phloem

transportation of glucose from the leaves down to the rots of the plant

cuticle

waxy, protective layer that covers plants and helps prevent water loss

guard cells

pair of cells that surround stomata and control their opening and closing

nonvascular plants

plant that doesn't have specialized tube-like tissue for moving food and water throughout the plant

rhizoid

threadlike structures that anchor nonvascular plants where they grow

stomata

tiny openings in leaves through which gases enter and exit (CO2, O2, water vapor)

vascular plant

plant that has specialized, tube like tissue for moving food and water

photosynthesis

process in which plants make food/sugar

positive geotropism

growth of a plant down towards the center of the earth-down with gravity

negative geotropism

growth of a plant upwards from the center of the earth-opposite from the pull of gravity-stems grow up.

positive phototropism

growing toward the source of light

negative phototropism

growing away from the light

turgor pressure

pressure of water against the inside wall of a plant cell.

vacuole

location of water storage in the cell

radiant energy

sun

chemical energy

food

Hydrotropism

a plants growth response to water; plant grows towards the water

Photosynthesis Reactants

carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight

Photosynthesis Products

glucose and oxygen

Photosynthesis Chemical Equation

CO2+H2O+ sunlinght --> C6H12O6 + O2

chloroplast

An organelle found in plant cells where photosynthesis occurs