Plant Structures and Processes Assessment Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering plant structures, functions, cellular organelles, photosynthesis, and cellular respiration processes.

Colorful Flowers and Scent

Plant adaptations that function to attract pollinators.

Green Leaf Appearance

The visual result of leaves absorbing and reflecting green light.

Roots

Plant structures whose function is to absorb water and nutrients, anchor the plant, and bring water to the stem.

Leaves

Plant structures whose function is to take in $CO_2$ and sunlight to make photosynthesis happen.

Stem

Plant structure whose function is to support the plant and transport water from the roots to the leaves.

Cellular Structure of Plants

The characteristic shared by roots, leaves, and stems, confirming they are all made of cells.

Chloroplast

The specific organelle used for photosynthesis in plant cells.

Chlorophyll

The main light-absorbing pigment located in a chloroplast.

Cells Undergoing Respiration

Both plant and animal cells that carry out cellular respiration.

Products of Respiration

The major outputs of cellular respiration: carbon dioxide, water, and energy.

Photosynthesis and Respiration Cycle

The cyclic relationship where photosynthesis provides the essential chemicals needed for respiration.

Food Preparation for Respiration

The necessary breakdown of food into glucose before it can be used for respiration.

Glucose

The major product of photosynthesis produced directly in leaf cells.

Photosynthesis Formula

The chemical formula represented as $H_2O + CO_2 = C_6H_{12}O_6 + O_2$.

Carbon Dioxide ($CO_2$) in Photosynthesis

The chemical compound that acts as a reactant in photosynthesis.

Stomata

Openings in the leaves of plants that allow the exchange of gases.

Respiration Formula

The chemical formula represented as $C_6H_{12}O_6 + 6O_2 \rightarrow CO_2 + H_2O$.

Energy Transformation in Photosynthesis

The type of energy transformation where sunlight energy turns into glucose.

Red Leaf Appearance

The phenomenon occurring when leaves reflect red light because less photosynthesis is taking place.

Mitochondria

The organelle and part of the cell where cellular respiration occurs.

Multiple Leaf Pigments

An adaptation featuring more than one pigment to absorb as much sunlight as possible.