WorksheetsPlant Systems Vocab
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Vascular tissue that carries water upwards from the roots; becomes tree rings
auxin
guard cells
phloem
xylem
Vascular tissue responsible for the transport of nutrients and the carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis; transports up and down plant
xylem
phloem
stomate
pistil
The lack of tissue to transport materials within a system
nonvascular
vascular
stigma
stomate
Consisting of tissue that can transport materials with the use of vessels or xylem and phloem
stamen
leave
nonvascular
vascular
Opening in certain plant cells; needed for gas exchange
guard cells
stomate
stem
chloroplasts
Curved cells that surround a stomate, becoming larger or smaller according to the pressure within the cells
guard cells
stomate
xylem
phloem
Part of a plant that attaches it to the ground or to a support, carrying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant
stem
leaves
roots
phloem
Organ of a plant responsible for photosynthesis
chloroplasts
leaves
stems
ovule
Main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground
flower
roots
leaves
stem
System found below ground and includes many organs to perform the function of absorbing nutrients and water
leaf system
root system
stem system
flower system
Holds the male and female reproductive organs of angiosperms
stima
pistil
flower
pollen
Provides the covering for seeds and can be fleshy like an apple or hard like a nut
ovule
fruit
shell
pollen
Male reproductive structure composed of the anther and the filament
ovary
stima
pistil
stamen
Female reproductive structure composed of stigma, style, and ovary; also known as carpel
pistil
stamen
auxin
filament
Male sex cell, plant sperm
seed
ovum
stigma
pollen
Act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma
pollen
pollination
tropism
auxin
Embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering
seed
fruit
ovule
pollen
Connects the ovary and the stigma and is where the pollen tubes grows
stigma
pistil
style
ovule
Female reproductive cell that will become the seed once fertilized
ovule
ovary
pistil
style
Growth of plants toward a light source
auxin
thigmotropism
phototropism
geotropism
Growth of plants in response to gravity
auxin
thigmotropism
hydrotropism
geotropism
Plant hormone that is made in the tips of plant cells; they determine how long a cell will grow
auxin
geotropism
thigmotropism
hydrotropism
Response of plants to water
geotropism
hydrotropism
thigmotropism
geotropism
Growth of plants in response to touch
auxin
hydrotropism
thigmotropism
tropism
The response of an organism, especially a plant, to an external stimulus by growth in certain direction
tropism
phototropism
auxin
hydrotropism
