Plant Systems

The tubes and support that transport water

and nutrients up, down and around in plants

• Vascular System

• Shoot System

• Root System

• Reproductive System

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What is the function of a root?

• Where pollination occurs

• Absorbs water and nutrients for the plant

• Produces food

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What is the functions of a stem?

• Absorbs water and nutrients

• Produces pollen

• Transports water and nutrients

The fertilized ovary develops into a fruit.

• True

• False

What materials are produced by the plant as a result of photosynthesis?

• Water and oxygen

• Food(sugar) and oxygen

• Leaves and stems

The male part of the flower is called the...

• Stamen

• Pistil

The female part of the flower is called the...

• The stamen

• The Pistil

After pollination, the content inside the pollen moves to the _____where fertilization occurs.

• Stem

• Ovaries

• Leaves

Auxins are plant hormones that help regulate growth. Sunlight stimulates auxins on the shaded side of the stem causing the plant to grow faster on that side. This pushes the stem towards sunlight. This response is known as:

• geotropism

• transpiration

• phototropism

• thigmotropism

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Gases pass in and out of a leaf through the what?

• vascular tissue
• mouth hole
• stomata
• cell wall

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