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chapter 4 science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| photosynthesis | food making process for the plant |
| tissue | a group of similar cells that perform a specific function in an organism |
| chloroplast | a plant cell structure in which photosynthesis occurs |
| cuticle | waxy, waterproof layer of a plant that reduces water loss |
| vascular tissue | the internal transporting tissue in plants that is made up of tublike structures |
| fertilization | the joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell |
| zygote | a fertilized egg |
| nonvascular plant | a low-growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue |
| vascular plant | a plant that has true vascular tissue |
| chlorophyll | a green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria |
| sporophyte | the stage in the life cycle of a plant in which in which the plant produces spores |
| gametophyte | the stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces gametes, or sex cells |
| rhizoid | a thin, rootlike structurethat anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients for the plant |
| bog | a wetland where sphagnum moss grows on top of acid water |
| peat | compressed layers of dead sphagnum mosses that accumulate in bogs |
| frond | the leaf of a fern plant |
| vacuole | a large sac-like storage area in a cell |
| transmission | the process by which lite passes through an object |
| reflection | the process by which light bounces off an object |
| accessory pigment | a pigment other than chlorophyll found in plant cells |
| absorption | the process by which an object takes in, or absorbs, light |
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