- What is photosynthesis?
- Process.
- What is the primary pigment involved in photosynthesis?
- Chlorophyll.
- What is the function of stomata?
- Gas exchange.
- What are the male reproductive parts of a flower called?
- Stamens.
- What is the purpose of the sepals in a flower?
- Protection.
- What is the main function of roots?
- Absorption.
- What is the name for the process of water movement through a plant?
- Transpiration.
- What is the outermost layer of a plant stem called?
- Epidermis.
- What is the function of xylem in a plant?
- Water transport.
- What is the function of phloem in a plant?
- Food transport.
- What is the process by which plants bend toward light called?
- Phototropism.
- What is the hormone responsible for phototropism?
- Auxin.
- What is the function of the cuticle in plants?
- Water retention.
- What is the name for the process of a plant bending in response to touch?
- Thigmotropism.
- What is the name of the opening at the tip of a plant root?
- Root apex.
- What is the purpose of a root cap?
- Protection.
- What is the region of rapid cell division in a root called?
- Meristem.
- What is the function of the cambium in plants?
- Secondary growth.
- What is the main component of plant cell walls?
- Cellulose.
- What is the term for a plant’s ability to grow toward or away from gravity?
- Gravitropism.
- What is the structure in a plant where meiosis occurs to produce spores?
- Sporangium.
- What is the name of a plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season?
- Annual.
- What is the name of a plant that lives for two growing seasons?
- Biennial.
- What is the process by which plants release oxygen?
- Photosynthesis.
- What is the name of the female reproductive part of a flower?
- Pistil.
- What is the term for a plant’s ability to sense changes in day length?
- Photoperiodism.
- What is the hormone responsible for leaf abscission?
- Ethylene.
- What is the name of the process of pollen transfer in plants?
- Pollination.
- What is the name of a plant that lives for more than two years?
- Perennial.
- What is the purpose of the spongy mesophyll in leaves?
- Gas exchange.
- What is the function of guard cells in stomata?
- Regulate opening.
- What is the process of water movement from roots to leaves called?
- Transpiration stream.
- What is the name of the specialized cells responsible for photosynthesis?
- Chloroplasts.
- What is the name for the process of a seed developing into a new plant?
- Germination.
- What is the term for a plant’s response to environmental stress, such as drought or extreme temperatures?
- Adaptation.
- What is the name for the opening and closing of stomata in response to environmental conditions?
- Stomatal regulation.
- What is the purpose of the endodermis in roots?
- Selective absorption.
- What is the name of the layer of cells just below the epidermis in a leaf?
- Palisade mesophyll.
- What is the purpose of the pith in a plant stem?
- Storage.
- What is the name of the process of sugar production in plants?
- Photosynthesis.
- What is the hormone responsible for promoting cell elongation in plants?
- Gibberellin.
- What is the name for the process of a plant losing water through its leaves?
- Transpiration.
- What is the purpose of the vascular bundles in a plant?
- Transport.
- What is the name of a plant’s response to touch?
- Thigmotropism.
- What is the name for the process of a plant bending toward a light source?
- Phototropism.
- What is the function of the pericycle in roots?
- Lateral root formation.
- What is the name of the male gamete in plants?
- Pollen.
- What is the term for the opening and closing of stomata to regulate gas exchange?
- Stomatal movement.
- What is the purpose of the spongy mesophyll layer in leaves?
- Gas diffusion.
- What is the hormone responsible for fruit ripening in plants?
- Ethylene.
