Question | Answer |
root that begins growth from the stem of a platnt or a leaf | adventitious root |
flowering plants that produce seed protected in a fruit or 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 prevents 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 or flowers | buds |
plant structures that cover and protect undeveloped parts | bud scale |
all of the sepals of a flower | calyx |
layer of cells where cell division and plant growth occur | cambium |
a flower with four parts: sepals, petals, stamens, and pistil | complete flower |
leaf composed of petiole and two or more leaf blades called leaflets | compond leaf |
epidermis 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 soybeans are examples | dicot |
plant species with male and female flowers on different plants | dioecious |
protectieve layer of cells on the outside of leaves and other organs | epidermis |
plants that keep their leaves year round | evergreen |
root system consisting of numerous slender roots | fibrous root system |
stalk part of the stamen that holds the anther in a flower | filament |
reproductive organ of a plant | flower |
pair of cells that regylate 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 | herbaceous |
a flower that lacks a stamen or pistil | imperfect flower |
a flower that lacks any one of the four parts of a complete flower | incomplete flower |
buds located along the sides of stems where the leaves are attached | lateral bud |
large broad leaf blades | 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 from its beginning until it dies | life cycle |
tissue in the middle layer of a leaf that conducts photosynthesis | mesophyll |
plants that have both male and female flowers separately, such as corn | monecious |
a class of flowering plants includes lilies, grasses, corn, and palms | monocot |
plants with needles or scale-shaped leaves | narrowleaf plant |
the part of a flower that contains one or more ovules where eggs are produced and seeds develop; the ovary becomes a fruit- apples are ripened ovaries | ovary |
layer of cells below the upper epidermis in leaf | palisade layer |
plant with a life cycle of more than two years | perennial |
a flower that has both a stamen and a pistil, the two parts involved in fertilization | perfect flower |
leaf-like colorful parts of a flower | petal |
leaf stalk; connecting structure between leaf blade and plant stem. | petiole |
plant tissue that transports food made in the leaves to the remainder of the plant, including the roots and stem | phloem |
female 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 |
specialized cells on the tips of roots that protect them as they grow through the soil | root cap |
tiny root structures that increase the area for absorbing water | root hair |
small branches formed on primary roots | secondary root |
green, leaf-like structures that portect a flower until it opens | sepal |
leaf with a single blade and petiole | simple leaf |
loosely arranged layer of cells between the palisade layer and mesophyll in a leaf | spongy layer |
male reproductive parts of a flower made of filaments and anthers to produce pollen | stamen |
sticky part of a flower pistil where pollen is collected | stigma |
pores or openings in the leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor | stomata |
neck part of a flower pistil 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 vapor through stomata and out of a plant | transpiration |
layer of cambium between the xylem and phloem | vascular cambium |
stems of some perennial plants that are not killed by frost and survive from on eyear to the next, with trees bieng an example | woody |
plant tissue that transports water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves | xylem |