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Review of key plant unit terms

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cuticle   the waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of some plants  
tissue   a group of cells that perform a specific function in an organism  
vascular tissue   the internal transporting tissue in some plants that is made up of tubelike structures  
fertilization   the joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell  
zygote   a fertilized egg, produced by the joining of a sperm and an egg  
gamete   a sperm cell or an egg cell  
phloem   the vascular tissue through which food moves in some plants  
xylem   the vascular tissue through which water and nutrients move in some plants  
seed   the plant structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering  
germination   the early growth stage of the embryo plant in a seed  
embryo   the young plant that develops from a zygote  
stomata   the small openings on the undersides of most leaves through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move  
transpiration   the process by which water is lost through a plant’s leaves  
gymnosperm   a plant that produces seeds that are not enclosed by a protective covering  
cone   the reproductive structure of a gymnosperm  
pollen   tiny particles produced by plants that contain the microscopic cells that later become sperm cells  
ovule   a plant structure in seed plants that contains an egg cell  
pollination   the transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures to female reproductive structures in plants  
angiosperm   a plant that produces seeds that are enclosed in a protective structure  
ovary   a protective structure in plants that encloses the developing seeds  
flower   the reproductive structure of an angiosperm  
petal   one of the colorful, leaflike structures of a flower  
sepal   a leaflike structure that encloses the bud of a flower  
stamen   the male reproductive parts of a flower  
pistil   the female reproductive parts of a flower  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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