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Stems and Leaves

FOSS Diversity of Life Resource book pages 35-39

Name: ______Period: ______

Read the pages noted above and do combination note taking for the blocks below. Then answer the questions that follow from page 39 found attached to this sheet.

NOTES / DRAWINGS TO MATCH NOTES.
Introductory paragraphs (p.35)
Stems-
Leaves-
Other notes from section (at least 1 bullet):
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Stems for support (p. 35-36)
Cellulose-
Buttress-
Tendrils-
Other notes from section (at least 2 bullets):
*
*
Specialized stems (p. 36)
Other notes from section (at least 2 bullets):
*
*
Leaves (p. 36)
Chloroplasts-
Other notes from section (at least 1 bullet):
*
Photosynthesis (p. 36)
Chlorophyll-
Photosynthesis-
Notes from section (at least 2 bullets):
*
*
Food Storage (p. 36-37)
Notes from section (at least 2 bullets):
*
*
Coordination at the Cellular Level (p. 37)
Vascular bundles-
Xylem-
Phloem-
Epidermal cells-
Cuticle-
Stomates-
Notes from section (at least 2 bullets):
*
*
Retaining Water (p. 37-38)
Transpiration-
Notes from section (at least 2 bullets):
*
*
Water Conservation (p. 38-39)
Notes from section (at least 3 bullets):
*
*
*
Leaves That Collect Water (p. 39)
Notes from section (at least 2 bullets):
*
*
Other Specialized Leaf Adaptations (p. 39)
Notes from section (at least 2 bullets):
*
*

Think Questions (page 39) Answer in complete sentences.

1.)  What is the main purpose of leaves?

2.)  List FIVE different adaptations plants have to keep from losing water.

3.)  What do they do at the grocery store to keep produce from wilting? Why?

4.)  Explain how humans live on energy from the sun.

5.)  Why is coastal fog so important to the plants and animals that live there?

FOSS COMPUTER MEDIA

www.fossweb.com Unit: Diversity of Life User name: palmyra Password: cougars

1.)  Check out the “Stems” collection from the FOSS database. Look at all stems in the collection. What 2 vascular tissues can be found in stem cross sections?

2.) Check out the “Leaves” collection from the FOSS database. What system is the red food coloring traveling through?

3.) Check out the herbarium collection from the FOSS website. List 3 adaptations of STEMS from the herbarium.

4) Check out the herbarium collection from the FOSS website. List 3 adaptations of LEAVES from the herbarium.

5) Check out the “Ribbon of Life” from the FOSS website. Click on “systems” and view the “Vascular System” animations then click on the “Close up” of animation button. Describe what they are trying to explain.