Plant Structures (Roots, Stems, Leaves)

What is the function of the leaf?

• To absorb water from the ground

• To absorb sunlight and make food

• To absorb nutrients from the soil

• To absorb pollen from pollinatros

Why would a plant have thick, waxy leaves?

• to move water up the plant

• to help store water

• to help it float

What is the purpose of wide leaves, such as the Maple leaves in the picture?

• to absorb lots of sunlight

• to provide food to eat

• to help hold water in

• to help it float

Tube-shaped cells inside of a stem, which carry food down from the leaves

• leaf scar

• Stolon

• bulb

• phloem

• apical meristem

Cells on the inside of a stem that carry water and minerals up from the root

• Xylem

• cambium

• rhizome

• lateral bud

• corm

Transpiration is the:

• process by which plants release water vapor into the ground.

• Process by which plants release water vapor into the air.

• Process by which plants obtain food from soil.

• Process by which water is created.

The "tubes" in the stem of a plant that carry water up from the roots are called the:

• Phloem

• Veins

• Xylem

• Stomata

The roots ________ system helps transport water and food particles throughout the plant.

• circulatory

• respiratory

• vascular

• heart

What is the main purpose of a root cap?

• to make sugars for the plant

• to obtain carbon dioxide for photosynthesis for the plant

• to increase the surface area available for water and mineral absorption

• to protect the end of the growing root as it burrows through soil during growth

The vascular tissue in a plant can be divided into the

• xylem and guard cells/

• phloem and guard cells.

• xylem and phloem.

• anther and stamen.