Question | Answer |
root that begins growth from the stem of a plant or a leaf | Adventitious root |
flowering plants that produce seeds protected in a fruit or a pod,such as apples or beans | angiosperm |
plant that completes its life cycle in one year or growing season. | annual |
part of a flower that produces pollen | anther |
condition created by hormones in the apical meristem that preventd lateral buds from developing. | apical dominance |
the primary growing point in the terminal bud | apical meristem |
plant that completes its life cycle in two years or growing seasons. | biennial |
plants with wide, flat leaves. | broadleaf plant |
plant structure that contains undeveloped leaves stems and flowers | buds |
plant strucure that cover and protect undeveloped parts | bud scale |
all of the sepals of a flower | calyx |
layer of cell where cell divison and plant growth occur | cambium |
a flower with four parts: sepal, petals, stamens,and pistal | complete flower |
leaf composed of petiole and two or more leaf blades called leaflets | compound leaf |
endosperm cells with a waxy coating that prevents excessive water loss. | cuticle |
woody perennial plant that loses its leaves in the fall. | deciduous |
a class of flowering plants; oaks,cacti,roses,and soybeens are examples | dicot |
plant species with male and female flowers on diffrent plants | dioecious |
protective layer of cell on the outside of leaves and other organs. | epidermis |
plants that keep there leaves year round | evergreen |
root system consitsting of numerous slender roots. | fibrous root system |
stalk part of of the stamen that holds the anther in a flower | filament |
reproductive organ of a plant | flower |
pair of cellsthat regulate the opening and closing of stomata | guard cell |
plants that have seeds not protected by fruit,such as pine cones | gymnosperm |
plants with tolerance for cold weather | hardy |
soft stems of some perennial plants that are killed by frost | herbaceouse |
a flower that lacks a stamen or pistal | imperfect flower |
a flower that lacks anyone of the four parts of a complete flower | incomplete flower |
buds that are located along the sides of th stem where the leaves are attached | lateral bud |
large broud part of a leaf | leaf blade |
two or more leaf blades | leaflet |
plant organs responsible for food production for the plant | leaves |
time required for a plant to grow form the begining till it dies | life cycle |
tissue in the middle layer of a leaf that conducts photosynthesis | mesophyll |
plants that have both male and female flowrs separatly, such as corn | monecious |
a class of flowering plants including lilies, grasses, corn, and palms | monocot |
plants with needles or scale-shapped leaves | narrowleaf plant |
the part of a flower that contains one or more ovules where egss are produced and seeds develop; the ovary becomes a fruit- apples are ripened ovaries. | ovary |
layer of cells below the upper epidermis in a leaf | palisade layer |
plant with a life cycle of more then two years | perennial |
a flower that has both a stamen and a pistal, the two parts involved in fertilization | perfect flower |
leaf - like colorful parts of a flower | petal |
leaf stalk; connecting structure between leaf bla | petiole |
plant tissue that transports food made in the leaves to the remainder of the plant | phloem |
femal part of the flower that contains the stigma style and ovary | pistil |
produced by the anther in the flower of a plant; contains male sex cells | pollen |
the major root of a plant; the first root developed by a seed to anchor the plant and absorb water and nutrients | primary root |
specicalized cells at the tips of the roots that protect them as they grow through the soil | root cap |
tiny root structuers that increase the are for absorbing water. | root hair |
small branches formed on primary roots | secandary root |
green , leaf like structuers that protect a flower untilit opens | sepal |
leaf with a singal blade and petiole | simple leaf |
loosely arranged layer of cells between the palisade layer and mesophll in a leaf | spongy layer |
male reproductive parts of a flower made of filaments and anthers to produce pollen | stamen |
sticky part of a pistal where pollen is collected | stigma |
pores or openings in the leaf that allow the exchanging of oygen, carbon, and water vapor | stomata |
neck part of a flower pistal that connects the stigma and the ovary | style |
a root system with one thick, main root that grows straight down | tap root system |
large bud at the tip of a twig | terminal bud |
movement of water through stomata out of a plant | transpiration |
layer of cambium between the xylem and phyloem | vascular cambium |
stems of some perennials plant that are not killed by frost and survived from one yeat to the next, with trees being an example | woody |
plant tissue that transports water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves | xylem |