Worksheet - Humble ISD

Name _____________________________________________________________ Per __________ Due______________
Unit 13- PLANT WORKSHEET
I. Matching – Each response is used one time.
_________1. Class of plants that have flower parts in multiples of 3, & 1 cotyledon
_________2. Specialized vascular tissue for transporting water & minerals
_________3. Plant embryo surrounded by a tough protective coat.
_________4. Organ of a plant that traps light for photosynthesis
_________5. Only non-vascular plant group
_________6. Cellular organelle in which photosynthesis takes place
_________7. Ripened ovary
_________8. Means “naked seed”; seeds not protected in fruit
_________9. Class of plants that have taproot, branched veins in leaves
_________10. Vascular plant with fruit and flower
_________11. Lower, middle portion of leaf that contains loosely packed
cells to allow for gas exchange
_________12. Specialized vascular tissue that transports glucose in plants
_________13. Tissue that contains undifferentiated cells that divide to increase
The length of stems and roots
_________14. Epidermal cells that regulate the size of the opening through which
Oxygen and carbon dioxide leave and enter leaves
_________15. Type of root that has many secondary branching roots close to the
surface of the soil
_________16. Name of the structure that attaches a leaf to the main stem
_________17. Type of meristem tissue that allows some trees to grow wider
_________18. Tiny extensions of epidermal cells that increase the surface area for
absorption of water
_________19. Waxy covering on the outside of leaves to prevent water loss
_________20. Upper, middle portion of leaf that contains columnar cells with
an abundant number of chloroplasts for photosynthesis
_________21. Openings in the underside of the leaf that allow for gas exchange
_________22. Loss of water through the leaves of plants
_________23. Large main primary root that extends deep into the soil
_________24. Main component of plant cell walls
_________25. Storage form of glucose in plants
II. Complete the following table by checking the appropriate column(s)
Vascular
Swimming
Plant Group
Pollen?
Tissue?
Sperm?
Bryophytes
Pterophytes
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Seeds?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
u.
v.
w.
x.
y.
Angiosperm
Apical meristem
Bryophyte
Cambium
Cellulose
Chloroplast
Cuticle
Dicot
Fibrous
Fruit
Guard cells
Gymnosperm
Leaf
Monocot
Palisade mesophyll
Petiole
Phloem
Root hairs
Seed
Spongy mesophyll
Starch
Stomata
Taproot
Transpiration
Xylem
Flower?
Fruit?
III. Correctly identify the regions of the leaf indicated in the
diagram below.
Letter of
Name of structure
Function of structure
structure
Openings on underside of leaf to allow for gas exchange
Contains the xylem & phloem
Portion of mesophyll where most of photosynthesis occurs
Waxy covering to prevent water loss
Control the size of the stomata
Portion of mesophyll cell loosely packed to allow for gas exchange
Protection from injury & infection
IV. Correctly identify the regions of the flower indicated in the diagram below.
Letter of
structure
Name of structure
Function of structure
holds up the anther
h
Protects flower bud
Sticky to hold pollen
Male reproductive part
Attracts pollinators
Holds up the stigma
Produces male gametes
Contains female gametes
Female reproductive part
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