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JB's Vocabulary
Science Stuff
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Photosynthesis | The process by which plants and some other organisms capture and use light energy to make food and from carbon dioxide and water |
| Tissue | A group of similar cells that perform a specific function in an organism |
| Chloroplast | A plant cell structure in which photosynthesis occurs |
| Vacuole | A large sac-like storage area in a cell |
| Cuticle | The waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of most plants |
| 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 spell |
| Zygote | A fertilized egg |
| Nonvascular Plant | A low growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue. |
| Vascular Plant | A plant that has true vascular tissue |
| Chlorophyl | 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 the plant produces spores |
| Gametophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in the plant produces gametes, or sex cells |
| Transmission | The process by which light passes through an object |
| Reflection | The process by which light bounces off an object |
| Absorption | The process by which an object takes in, or absorbs, light |
| Accessory Pigment | A pigment other than chlorophyl found in plant cells |
| rhizoid | A thin, rootlike structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients for the plants |
| bog | A wetland where sphagnum moss grows on top of acidic water |
| peat | Compressed layers of dead sphagnum mosses that accumulate in bogs |
| Frond | The leaf of a fern plant |