Science ch 9

Name a vascular seedless plant

fern

Vascular plants add _____ to the cell wall to give it support to grow tall.

Lignin

What do nonvascular seedless plants utalize to anchor them to the ground?

rhizoids

A tulip flowers during one season and then dies back and grows again year after year. This is an example of a __.

perennial

How do land plant seeds disperse?

float on water, wind, travel on animals

The _____ is a waxy substance secreted by a plant to reduce water loss.

cuticle

Name a vascular seedless plant

club moss, horsetail, and fern

Plants have many cells that have specialized functions and work together to keep the plant alive. This means that plants are _____.

multicellular

Humans use angiosperms for...

grains, vegetables, clothing, and medicine

All seedless plants do not have...

flowers

Vascular tissue can NOT be found in which of the following? Stems, leaves, rhizoids, or roots

rhiziods

What is the most obvious characteristic that distinguishes an angiosperm from a gymnosperm?

flower

List an advantage that early plants had.

a lot of sunshine, a lot of carbon dioxide, moist land

The life cycle of an annual plant lasts for how many seasons?

1

What vascular seedless plant is used in fireworks due to its flammability?

club moss

Plants use an outside energy source to make their own food. Therefore, they are classified as _____.

producers

What is the scientific name for nonvascular seedless plants?

bryophytes

What is a major function of a leaf?

photosynthesis, exchange of water vapor, carbon dioxide and oxygen

One of the characteristics of plant cells that is different from animal cells is a _____.

cell wall

Characteristics of monocots include ...?

petals in multiples of 3, narrow leaves with parallel veins, one cotyledon

Gymnosperms do not have ____, but angiosperms do have these.

flowers

Foxglove is an example of a _______ plant because it lives through 2 growing seasons

biennial

A close relative of today's plants is _______________. They both evolved from the same ancestor

green algae

Coal and oil are commonly used as a power source. These fossil fuels came from the remains of _______________ plants.

vascular seedless plant

Plants are made of _______________ cells. They have membrane-bound organelles

eukaryotic

Birds survive the snow during winter by eating _______________ from angiosperms

fruits, berries and seeds

The plants that provide the majority of food that humans eat are _______________.

angiosperms

Roses are what type of plant?

angiosperm

Bryophytes are what type of plant?

nonvascular seedless plants

Ferns are what type of plant?

vascular seedless plant

Grass are what type of plant?

angiosperm

Liverworts are what type of plant?

nonvascular seedless plant

Club mosses are what type of plant?

vascular seedless plant

Beans are what type of plant?

angiosperm

Hornworts are what type of plant?

nonvascular seedless plants