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plant structure

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cuticle   the waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of most plants  
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vascular tissue   the internal transporting tissue in some plants that is made up of tube-like structures  
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zygote   a fertilized egg, produced by the joining of a sperm and an egg  
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non-vascular tissue   a low growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue  
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rhizoid   a thin, root like structure that anchors moss and absorbs water and nutrients  
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phloem   the vascular tissue which food moves through some plants  
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xylem   the vascular tissue through which water and nutrients move through some plants  
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pollen   tiny particles produced by seed plants that contain the cells that later become sperm cells  
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seed   the plant structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering  
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embryo   a young organism that develops from a zygote  
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cotyledon   a seed leaf  
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germination   the sprouting of the embryo from a seed that occurs where the embryo resumes growth  
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cambium   a layer of cells in a plant that produces new phloem and xylem cells  
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transpiration   the process by which water is lost through a plant's leave  
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gymnosperm   a plant that produces seeds that are not enclosed by a protective fruit  
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cone   the reproductive structure of a gymnosperm  
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pollination   the transfer of pollen from male reproductive structure to a female reproductive structure  
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angiosperm   a plant that produces seeds that are enclosed by a protective fruit  
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fruit   the ripened ovary and other structures of an angiosperm that enclose one or more seeds  
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monocot   an angiosperm with only one seed leaf  
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dicot   an angiosperm with two seed leaves  
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tropism   the growth response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus  
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stem   allows water and nutrients to go through the pplant  
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roots   allows support  
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flower   attracts pollinators  
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pistil   female structure of a plant  
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