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Bio 11 Plants KS&ZW
Mrs. Ransoms Bio 11 flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adaptation | The adjustment or changes in behavior, physiology, and structure of an organism to become more suited to an environment. |
| Alternation Of Generations | The occurrence in one life history of two or more different forms differently produced, usually an alternation of a sexual with an asexual form. |
| Colonial | A cluster of identical cells (clones) on the surface of (or within) a solid medium, usually derived from a single parent cell, as in bacterial colony. |
| Dicots | A group of flowering plants belonging to the class Magnoliopsida of Angiospermae (angiosperms), characterized by having two photosynthetic cotyledons in the seed that may emerge from the ground when the seed germinates. |
| Enclosed Seeds | a flowering, fruit-bearing plant or tree, the ovules (and therefore seeds) of these plants develop within an enclosed ovary. Plants having seeds in a closed ovary.Pertaining to plants that contain seeds enclosed in the ovary. |
| Flowers | The sexual reproductive structure of the angiosperms, typically consisting of gynoecium, androecium and perianth and the main stem bearing these parts. |
| Fruit | The seed-bearing structure in angiosperms formed from the ovary after flowering. |
| Leaves | a coloured, usually green, expansion growing from the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage |
| Monocots | A group of flowering plants belonging to the class Liliopsida (or Monocotyledonae) of Angiospermae (angiosperms |
| Multicellular | Having or consisting of many cells or more than one cell to perform all vital functions |
| Pollen | The microspores of seed plants, the powdery mass of microspores shed from anthers |
| Roots | The water and mineral absorbing part of a plant which is usually underground |
| Stems | The main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk. |
| Unicellular | Having or consisting of only one cell |
| Vascular Tissue | plant tissue that transports nutrients and water throughout a plant |
| Seeds | a characteristic reproductive structure of seed plants that consists of an embryo, enclosed by a seed coat, and a food-storage tissue |