Roots, _______________, and Leaves Death Valley in California, is one of the __________ and ________ places on Earth. Over _________________ of plants flourish there, such as the ___________________. Twenty-three of those ___________________ are found nowhere else in the _____________.

The ________ of a plant is made up of three ____________________ known as ___________, ______________, and ______________.

There are two types of vascular tissues: Seed plants contain ________________________ that carry ___________ and _________________ from one end of the plant to the other. There are two types of vascular tissues: ______________ is a vascular tissue that ____________________________. ______________ is a vascular tissue that __________ ________________ and other ____________ throughout the plant.

Roots Systems The main _______________ of the root system are to collect ____________ and ____________ from the soil and to _______________ the plant. The root system consists of a larger _________________ and thinner ______________________.

The layer of ________ that covers the ___________ of roots is called the ______________________. Some epidermal cells grow ______________ into ___________________. Root hairs increase the _______________________ and ________________ the amount of substances a plant can ______________.

Stems Stems ____________ the ___________ that gather water and ________________ to the ___________ that carry out ____________________.

Like roots, stems are covered in a layer of ___________________________. They also contain ____________________. But those ____________ are _____________ differently in stems than they are in roots.

Some plants have thin and ______________ __________ called _____________________. Trees and ____________ have _________________ and produce a tough material called _________.

The _____________________of leaves is to use ______________ to make food during the process of _______________________.

_______________ allow carbon ___________ to enter the leaf and ___________ and water vapor to __________. Each stoma is ______________ and closed by ______________.

__________________ of Fluid in Plants The ___________ system of a plant is a bit like your _________________ system which carries ________________ throughout your body. Water moves through the ____________ by two forces— ______________ __________ and ______________________.

Transpiration __________________ is the __________ of water through the ____________. As water ____________ the stomata, it draws more water along the ______________. When the stomata are ___________, transpiration ___________.

Growth in response to a ____________ is called a _________________. Plant Responses Plants respond to a _________________ by _______________ either ___________ or toward the stimulus. Growth in response to a ____________ is called a _________________. A change in the growth of a plant due to light is called __________________________.

Plants also grow in response to gravity (_________________). If a plant is turned upside down, it will grow _____________ from the __________ of gravity and turn _________________.

Reproduction of _______________ Plants A ___________ is the _________________ organ of _________________. Flowering plants reproduce by _________________.

Flower _______________ and _______________ ______________ are used by plants for one purpose: ________________________. The flower parts are usually arranged in a _________ around the ___________ parts of the flower, called the ________________.

The __________________ of the flower is called the ________________. The stamen consists of the _______________, _____________, and _______________. _____________ is the reproductive __________ that contains ______________ cells.

Reproduction in Flowering Plants ________________ in flowering plants occurs through the process of ________________. After __________ grains land on the _____________, a pollen __________ grows from the pollen ___________, through the style, and into the _____________. After fertilization occurs, each ___________ develops into a __________. Each seed contains a tiny, _______________ plant called an _______________.

Fruits A ___________ is defined as a ripened ___________ that contains ________________ seeds. The _____________ of a fruit is to ___________ and protect the ______________.

Most of the “fruit” of an apple is actually formed by the stem ____________ the __________. If you slice an apple in ____________, you can see the boundary between the _______________________ and the ___________.

Each ________________ of corn on a cob is actually an ________________ fruit! In ________________, the fruits are soft and fleshy and contain a _________, stony ________. _________________, like beans and peas, produce a fruit called a __________ that contains many seeds.

Seeds and Seed ________________ _____________________ is the process of a seed ________________ and its growth into a young plant. Forest fires for example, burn the seed coats of some plant ________________ and allow them to __________________.

Many seeds are ______________________ __________ into the air and rely on the _________ to carry them. Maple trees have ___________ fruits that carry their seeds from the _________________ plant.

Speaking of (the birds and the) Bees… Biology Connection The Buds and the Bees _____________ is another word for “beekeeper” (apis is Latin for bee). There are an estimated _______________ apiarists in the United States. Speaking of (the birds and the) Bees…

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