Name ____________________________________________________________________________ Pd______________
PLANT ROTATION STATION LAB
Plants are ___________________________, ___________________________, organisms that have cell walls made of
________________________. They also contain chloroplasts used to ________________________________________________.
The lives of plants center around the need for ______________________________________________________________________
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VASCULAR TISSUE: XYLEM AND PHLOEM
Complete the chart below to compare and contrast Xylem and Phloem:
XYLEM
PHLOEM
Conducts __________________ and transports it from the
______________ to different parts of the _________________.
Transports _______________________ in order for the plant to
survive.
Considered to be vascular tissues that are __________________
at maturity.
Is a vascular tissue that is ______________ at maturity.
Transports ____________________ and _________________.
Transports _____________________________.
ROOT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION:
1. List 2 main functions of roots (p. 586): ________________________________________________________________________
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2. What is the purpose of a root hair? _________________________________________________________________________
3. Draw a diagram of root hairs as seen in picture (a):
4. Draw a fibrous root and a tap root:
Name ____________________________________________________________________________ Pd______________
5. What is the function of xylem in relationship to roots? _________________________________________________________
6. What is the function of the phloem in relationship to roots? ____________________________________________________
7. List 2 examples of roots we eat: ____________________________________________________________________________
STEM STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION:
1. What are the three main functions of stems? ____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. List 2 examples of stems that we eat? _______________________________________________________________________
3. Draw a picture of a stem:
4. List 2 examples of modified stems (p. 594): ___________________________________________________________________
4. What do the red bubbles represent in the cross section of the stem? ____________________________
5. What do the swirls of green cells represent between the xylem and the sclerenchma cells? _______________________
LEAF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION:
1. What is the function of leaves? __________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the function of the stoma or stomata on a plant? ____________________________________________________
3. Where do you think the stoma or stomata are located on an aquatic plant such as a lily pad? _____________________
4. Explain your answer: ____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Why are the stomata closed during the day on plants found in the desert? ________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. List 2 examples of leaves that we eat: __________________________________________________________________________
7. List 2 adaptations found in leaves: ____________________________________________________________________________
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8. What is the function of the guard cells: _________________________________________________________________________
Name ____________________________________________________________________________ Pd______________
9. Label the cross section of a leaf:
GYMNOSPERMS AND ANGIOSPERMS
1. What does the term “gymnosperm” mean? _________________________________________________________________
2. List 3 examples of gymnosperms: ________________________________________________________________________
3. What does the term “angiosperm” mean? __________________________________________________________________
4. List 3 examples of angiosperms: _________________________________________________________________________
3. Place an X in the box to which each characteristic applies:
Characteristics
Naked Seeds
Seeds in Fruit
Flowering
Produce Cones
Produce Fruits
Wind Pollinated
Insect Pollinated
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
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ANGIOSPERMS: MONOCOT vs DICOT
1. Fill in the Characteristics
Assign the term Monocot or Dicot to the following plants:
a. Corn ______________________________
b. Peanut ____________________________
c. Grass _____________________________
d. Rose ______________________________
e. Palm Tree _________________________
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TROPISMS:
1. Tropism means ___________________________________________________________________________________________
a. Phototropism is _______________________________________________________________________________________
b. Gravitropism is _______________________________________________________________________________________
c. Thigmostropism is ____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Match the tropism to the picture
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