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GR. 7 Chap. 9/10 Plant Diversity and Processes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CUTICLE | WAXY, PROTECTIVE LAYER THAT SLOWS THE EVAPORATION OF WATER FROM A PLANT'S SURFACE |
| VASCULAR TISSUE | COMPOSED OF TUBE-LIKE CELLS THAT TRANSPORT WATER AND NUTRIENTS IN SOME PLANTS |
| CAMBIUM | LAYER OF PLANT TISSUE THAT PRODUCES NEW VASCULAR TISSUE AND GROWS BETWEEN THE XYLEM AND PHLOEM |
| PHLOEM | VASCULAR TISSUE THAT CARRIES DISSOLVED SUGARS THROUGHOUT A PLANT |
| STOMATA | SMALL OPENING IN THE EPIDERMIS OF A LEAF |
| XYLEM | VASCULAR TISSUE THAT CARRIES WATER AND DISSOLVED NUTRIENTS FROM THE ROOTS TO THE STEM AND LEAVES |
| GYMNOSPERM | CONE-BEARING SEED PLANT |
| ANGIOSPERM | SEED PLANT THAT PRODUCES FLOWERS |
| ANNUAL | PLANTS THAT GROW, FLOWER AND PRODUCE SEEDS IN ONE GROWING SEASON |
| PERENNIAL | GROW AND PRODUCE FLOWERS/SEEDS FOR MORE THAN ONE GROWING SEASON |
| MONOCOTYLEDON | PLANT WITH ONE COTYLEDON. CORN, WHEAT, GRASSES |
| DICOTYLEDON | FLOWERING PLANT WITH 2 COTYLEDONS BEANS, MAPLE TREE, DAISY |
| FLOWER | REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN OF AN ANGIOSPERM. |
| POLLINATION | PROCESS THAT OCCURS WHEN POLLEN LANDS ON THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURE OF A PLANT OF THE SAME SPECIES |
| STIMULUS | A CHANGE IN AN ORGANISMS ENVIRONMENT THAT CAUSES A RESPONSE |
| TROPISM | PLANT GROWTH TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM AN EXTERNAL STIMULUS |
| STAMEN | MALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN OF A FLOWER |
| PISTIL | FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN OF A FLOWER |
| OVARY | FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN OF A FLOWER THAT PRODUCES EGG CELLS |
| OVULE | STRUCTURE OF A SEED PLANT WHERE THE EGG DEVELOPS |
| FRUIT | PLANT STRUCTURE THAT CONTAINS ONE OR MORE SEEDS; A FRUIT IS A RIPENED. MATURE OVARY |
| POLLEN | REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURE OF A SEED PLANT--SPERM |
| SEED | A PLANT EMBRYO, ITS FOOD SUPPLY, AND A PROTECTIVE COVERING |
| PHOTOSYNTHESIS | SERIES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT CONVERT LIGHT ENERGY, WATER, AND CARBON DIOXIDE INTO FOOD (GLUCOSE) FOR A PLANT. |
| CELLULAR RESPIRATION | GAS EXCHANGE IN A PLANT....A SERIES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT CONVERTS GLUCOSE INTO ENERGY FOR A PLANT. CREATES ATP |