Words | Definition |
photosynthesis | Sunlight provides the energy for this food-making process |
tissue | a group of similar cells that perform a specific function in an organism |
chloroplast | A plant cell structure in which photosynthesis occurs |
vacuole | A large sac-like storage area in a cell |
cuticle | The waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of most plants. Helps the plant retain water |
vascular tissue | The internal transporting tissue in some plants that is made up of tubelike structures |
fertilization | The joint of a sperm cell and a n egg cell |
zygote | A fertilized egg |
nonvascular plant | A low-growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue |
vascular plant | a plant that hass true cascular tissue |
chlorophyll | a green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria |
sporophyte | the stage in life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces spores |
gametophyte | The stage in a life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces gametes, or sex cells |
transmission | The process in which some objecys allow light to pass through them |
reflection | the process when light hits a shiny surface such as a mirror, the light bounces back |
absorption | when dark objects, such as street pavements take in light |
accesory pigment | a pigment other than chlorophyll found in plants |
rhizoid | A thin rootlike structure that banchors a mss and absorbs water and nutrients from the plant |
bog | A wetland where sphagnum moss grows on top of acidic water |
peat | Compressed layers of sphagnum mosses that accumulate in bogs |
frond | The leaf of a fern plant |