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Study Guide Questions
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1.
About how many kinds of seeds are there? ________________
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2.
The size of the seed reflects the size of its plant in a ratio called the "Seed-Plant Proportion."
True or false?
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3.
Flowering plants are known as: a) gymnosperms b) angiosperms c) conifers d) germnosperms
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4.
Pine trees and daisies both have seeds. True or false?
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5.
The baby plant within each seed is called the: a) seed coat b) food supply c) embryo d) spore
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6.
Flowering plants have _________________ cotyledon(s). a) one b) two c) one or two d) several
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7.
In a bean seed, the food supply is stored in the ________________________ .
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8.
Name three ways that seeds are scattered. __________________________________________
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9.
Most seeds produce plants that are tougher than the parent plants. True or false?
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10.
Some pine cones will not release their seeds unless subjected to intense heat. True or false?
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11.
A seed that is waiting for the proper conditions before it sprouts is said to be ________________ .
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12.
Within the plant, food moves ____________ (up or down).
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13.
Within the plant, water and minerals move ________________ (up or down).
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14.
The tubes that carry water and minerals are called _____________________ .
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15.
The tubes that carry food within the plant are called _________________________ .
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16.
Where do cactus plants make their food? ______________________
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17.
What do cacti store in their stems? __________-_____________
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18.
The special above-ground stems, as on strawberry plants, that are capable of establishing
new plants are called: a) xylem b) phloem c) buds d) stolons e)rhizomes
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19.
The spreading, underground stems that are capable of establishing new plants, as in the
case of ferns, are called ________________ .
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20.
The major difference between stems and roots is that stems have ________________ ,
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21.
The most common heating and cooking fuel in the world is ________________ .
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22.
The tallest and largest plant stems belong to the _____________________________ .
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23.
The oldest living things on earth are ______________________ ___________________ .
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24.
The bark of the cinchona tree produces: a) cinnamon b) quinine c) rayon d) cork
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25.
What is the food-making process in plants called? ______________________________
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26.
What is the name of the tiny roots that absorb water, minerals, and other nutrients?
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27.
A root that grows deep within the soil to anchor its plant is called a(n) ___________________ .
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28.
The tangles of small roots that support most grasses are referred to as ______________ __________.
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29.
Roots that grow down from the stem or branches to support a plant are known as _________________ ___________________ .
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30.
Carrots, radishes, and beets are actually ____________________ ____________ .
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31.
Potatoes are not roots, but ______________________ .
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32.
Mistletoe, which sinks its roots into other plants, is a _______________________ .
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33.
What are the basic energy sources for most water animals? ___________________
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34.
When a plant produces a new root from an old root, the process is called ______________ ______________________ .
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