Botany

What is the primary function of a leaf?

• to support the plant

• to produce flowers

• to take in water

• to trap sunlight for photosynthesis

All plants are

• eukaryotes

• unicellular

• heterotrophs

• prokaryotes

Which of the following is NOT part of a seed?

• stored food

• the embryo

• the cotyledon

• the fruit

The reproductive structures of most gymnosperms are called ______

• pollen

• ovules

• cones

• sperm cells

All angiosperms

• produce cones

• produce fruits

• are seedless

• are tropical

A flower's female reproductive parts are called

• sepals

• anthers

• pistils

• filaments

Germination will not happen unless a seed _____.

• is dispersed far from the plant that produced it

• absorbs water

• uses it's stored food

• grows stems and a pistil

What is NOT a root function in plants?

• to absorb water

• to anchor plants

• to produce food

Dormancy (like most trees in New Hampshire in the winter) is a period when an organism's growth or activity temporarily _____.

• continues

• stops

• speeds up

• starts

The beginning of the development of the seed into a new plant is called _____.

• germination
• photosynthesis
• fertilization
• pollination