Details Title: plant responses and growth Description: ohg Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 05/09/2008 09:49:22		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Plant Sciences Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term fertilization Definition all plants undergo sexual reproduction that involves what? Term two Definition how many parts of the complex life are there? Term sporophyte Definition what is the first stage of the plant's life cycle? Term gametophyte Definition what is the second stage of the complex life? Term stomata Definition what is the underside of the leaf that has small openings, or pores called what? Term transpiration Definition what is the process by which water evaporates from a plant's leaves is called what? Term gymnosperm Definition what is a seed plant that produces naked seeds? Term grains of pollen Definition What do male plants produce? Term ovule Definition What do female plants contain? Term pollination Definition What is the transfer of pollen from a male reproductive structure called? Term petals Definition what are the colorful structures that you see when a flower opens? Term sepals Definition When the flower is still in a bud,  it is enclosed by a leaf like structure called what? Term tropism Definition a plant's growth response toward or away from the stimulus is called what? Term thigmotropism Definition what is the response of touch? Term phototropism Definition what is the response of light? Term gravitropism Definition What is the response of gravity? Term plant hormone Definition what is chemical that affects how the plant grows and develops? Term auxin Definition one plant hormone that is important is called what? Term air and food Definition what can people not live without? Term medication Definition what can plants be used for?