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The main job of a plant's leaf is

• absorb water

• absorb carbon dioxide

• photosynthesize

• support the plant

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The interior cells of a root are called

• root hairs

• epidermis

• root cap

• cortex

The layer of cells in the lower portion of a leaf that allows gases to pass freely up to the palisade layer is the

• epidermis

• vein

• spongy cells

• chloroplasts

The green pigment in plant cells that captures the energy from sunlight is

• chlorophyll

• chloroplasts

• plastids

• central vacuole

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True or False? All three of a plant's organs have vascular tissue in them.

• True

• False

Another name for any organism that is able to produce its own food by photosynthesis is

• an herbivore

• a producer

• a consumer

• an omnivore

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A stem that persists from year to year and can have growth rings is

• an herbaceous stem

• a soft stem

• a green stem

• a woody stem

The stalk that attaches a leaf to a stem or branch is called the

• herbaceous stem

• stolon

• rhizoid

• petiole

Which is NOT used up in the photosynthesis reaction?

• carbon dioxide

• water

• chloroplasts

• light

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The openings on the lower surface of a leaf are known as

• stomata

• guard cells

• holey moley

• cuticle