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Plants
Science
Question | Answer |
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Cuticle | The waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of most plants. |
Vascular Tissue | A plant that has true vascular tissue. |
Zygote | A fertilized egg, produced by the joining of a sperm and an egg. |
Nonvascular Tissue | A low-growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue. |
Rhizoid | A thin, root-like structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients. |
Phloem | The vascular tissue through which food moves in some plants. |
Xylem | The vascular tissue through which water and nutrients move in some plants. |
Pollen | Tiny particles produced by seed plants that contain the cells that later become sperm cells. |
Seed | The plant structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering. |
Embryo | The egg cell, like the female part of reproduction. |
Cotyledon | The sperm is produced here, the male parts |
Gemination | The sprouting of the embryo from a seed that occurs where the embryo resumes growth. |
Cambium | |
Transpiration | The process by which water is is lost through a plants leaves |
Gymnosperm | A plant that produces seeds that are not enclosed by a protective fruit. |
Cone | The reproductive structure of a gymnosperm |
Pollination | The transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structures to female reproductive structures in a plant. |
Angiosperm | A flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective structure. |
Fruit | The ripened ovary and other structures of an angiosperm that enclose one or more seeds. |
Monocot | An angiosperm with one seed leaf. Mono means one, cot is short for cotyledon. |
Dicot | An angiosperm that has two seed leaves. Di means two, cot is short for cotyledon. |
Tropism | The growth response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus |