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Plant Parts and Functions

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Definition
Angiosperms   seed plants with flowers and fruit  
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Annual   A plant that survives only one year and then dies  
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Anther   tip of the stamen where pollen is produced  
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Auxin   A hormone that causes plant cells to elongate  
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Biennial   A plant that survives two years and then dies  
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Chlorophyll   the pigment molecule in the chloroplast that absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis  
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Chloroplast   Organelle in the cells of plants where photosythesis takes place  
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Cone   the part of the gymnosperm that provides a home for the seeds  
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Cuticle   the protective waxy layer on the outside of a plant that prevents water loss  
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Deciduous Plant   a plant that loses its leaves at once in the fall  
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Dicot   the group of angiosperms that have two parts to their seeds  
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Dormant   A resting stage some seeds go through while waiting for the correct conditions to grow  
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Filament   Part of the stamen that holds the anther up.  
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Flower   the reproductive part of a palnt  
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Frond   the leaf of a fern  
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Fruit   the ripened ovary of a plant that houses the seeds  
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Germination   The process of a seed beginning to grow  
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Gymnosperms   seed plants with cones and no flowers  
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Leaves   the photosynthetic structures that provide food for the plant  
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Monocot   the group of angiospemrs that have one part to their seeds  
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Nectar   A food source for insects that attracts them for the purpose of pollinating the other flowers  
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Ovary   swollen base of the pistil that produces the eggs  
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Ovules   structures holding eggs that become the seeds when fertilization takes place  
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Perennial   a plant that survives many years before dying  
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Petals   colorful part of the flower that attracts insects and birds to pollinate the flower  
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Petiole   the part of the leaf that connects it to the tree  
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Phloem   Vascular tissue that carries food made in the leaves to other parts of the plant  
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Pistil   Female part of the flower  
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Pollen   The structure produced in the flower that contains the sperm  
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Pollination   Process where pollen moves from the stamen to the pistil of the flower  
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Root   The structure that absorbs water and provides an anchor for the plant  
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Seed Dispersal   The process by which plants spread out their seeds to new areas  
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Sepals   part of the flower that protects it before it blooms  
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Shoot   The above ground part of the plant including leaves stem flowers and fruit  
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Stamen   Male part of the flower  
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Stem   the part of the plant that provides it with structure to stand upright  
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Stigma   Sticky part of the pistil that collects the pollen  
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Stoma   opening in the cuticle of a leaf that allows gases in and out of the plant  
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Style   The part of the pistil that connects the stigma to the ovary  
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Tropism   a pattern of growth in plants  
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Vascular tissue   tubes or vessels in plants used for transportation  
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Xylem   vascular tissue that carries water and minerals  
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