OCTOBER 19, 2012 Survival Guide page 52-53
“From Seed to Adult Plant—and Back” Questions, p. 59-61 “From Seed to Adult Plant—and Back”
1. The process by which a seed becomes a plant is called ___. ANSWER: germination 2. Seeds are alive but are in a ___ or inactive stage. ANSWER: dormant 3. Inside a seed is an ___, which contains the beginnings of a root, a stem, and leaves. ANSWER: embryo
4. Also in a seed is an important food-storing tissue called ___. ANSWER: endosperm 5. In a seed are one or more seed leaves called ___. ANSWER: cotyledons 6. Plants that have seeds with one cotyledon are known as ___. ANSWER: monocots
7. Plants that have seeds with two cotyledons are known as ___. ANSWER: dicots 8. Give some examples of monocot seeds. ANSWER: grains like wheat, rice and corn 9. Give some examples of dicot seeds. ANSWER: beans
10. The cotyledon of which type of plant never emerges from the soil? ANSWER: monocots 11. In dicots, when do the cotyledons wither and die? ANSWER: as soon as true leaves form and begin to function 12. Plants can manufacture their own food in a process known as ___. ANSWER: photosynthesis
13. After flowers are pollinated, what process occurs to create a new seed? ANSWER: fertilization 14. As flowers wither, what develops around the seed? ANSWER: fruit 15. What are 3 purposes of the fruit? ANSWER: 1. provides protective covering for seeds 2. supports development of seeds 3. aids in seed dispersal
17.Draw and write the caption for germination 16.Draw and label the parts of a seed (LM p. 60) 17.Draw and write the caption for germination
LET’S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW?
What is the name given to the process of a caterpillar changing into a butterfly? ANSWER: metamorphosis
What must happen to the caterpillar’s skin in order for it to grow? ANSWER: it must shed it (molt)
What are the three main body parts of an insect? ANSWER: head, thorax, abdomen
The growth stage of a butterfly larva is called a(n) ____________. ANSWER: instar
In the life cycle of the cabbage white butterfly what is the stage after the egg hatches? ANSWER: larva
What are the droppings of the cabbage white larva called? ANSWER: frass
The transfer of pollen from one plant to another is called ____ ANSWER: pollination
Is the bean plant you grew a monocot or a dicot? ANSWER: dicot
What is the name of the food that plants make themselves? ANSWER: glucose
What do we call the living component of an ecosystem? ANSWER: community
An organism’s role in its environment is referred to as ANSWER: niche
What is the genus of Duckweed? ANSWER: Lemna
Do animals have to have a heart in order to have a pulse? ANSWER: no (as in the blackworm)
What type of asexual reproduction takes place in the life of Lumbriculus? ANSWER: Fragmentation and regeneration
Name one important pioneer in the development of the microscope. ANSWER: Robert Hooke and Anton van Leeuwenhoek
What does an entomologist study? ANSWER: insects
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