Chapter: 05. Plants In The Surroundings
Question 1
Identify the tiny pores shown on the underside of the leaf. What is their function? What process takes place in the leaf, and what three things does it use from the environment for this process? What is the green-coloured pigment in leaves called, and what is its role? Question 2
Identify the two main systems of the plant shown in the diagram. Name three parts that belong to the shoot system. What is the primary function of the root system? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Question 3
Identify the type of root system shown on the left and on the right. How do these two root systems differ in their structure? Give one example of a plant that has the root type shown on the left. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Question 4
What is the name of the process illustrated in this diagram? Name the two parts that emerge from the seed during germination and describe what each part develops into. Besides water, what two other essential environmental conditions are required for this process to occur? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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