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Chapter 8: Plants
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angiosperm | A flowering plant |
| Gymnosoerm | A seed plant that produces naked seeds |
| Cuticle | Waxy waterproof layer covering a plant |
| Vascular Tissue | The internal transporting tissue in some plants |
| Zygote | A fertilized egg |
| Non vascular plant | A low growing plant that does not have vascular tissue |
| Vascular Plant | A plant with vascular tissue |
| Sporophyte | The stage in life in which a plant releases spores |
| Gametophyte | The stage in which a plant produces sperm |
| Rhizoid | Root like structure that anchors moss |
| Frond | The leaf of a fern plant |
| Phloem | The tissue that food moves through in a plant |
| Xylem | The tissue that water moves through in a plant |
| Pollen | Particles that late become sperm cells |
| Seed | The plant structure that contains a young plant inside a protective case |
| Embryo | Organism that developes in a zygote |
| Cotyledon | A seed leaf |
| Germination | The sprouting of am embryo |
| Root Cap | A structure that covers the tip of a root |
| Cambium | A layer of cells that produces phloem |
| Transpiration | The process in which water is lost in plant |
| Cone | The reproducing of a gymnosperm |
| Ovule | A structure that contains an egg cell |
| Pollination | The transfer of pollen |
| Flower | The reproductive system of an angiosperm |
| Sepal | A leaf that encloses the bud of a flower |
| Petal | Colorful leaf like structure of a flower |
| Stamen | The male reproductive part of a flower |
| Pistil | The female reproductive part of a flower |
| Ovary | A structure in a flower that encloses ovules |
| Fruit | The ripended part of an angiosperm |
| Monocot | Angiosperm with one seed leaf |
| Dicot | Angiosperm with two seed leaves |
| Tropism | The response of a plant to a stimulus |
| Hormone | Chemical in a plant that produces growth in a plant |
| Auxin | Hormone that speeds up the production of plant cells |
| Photoperidoism | Plants response to a seasonal change |
| Shot day plant | A plant that flowers when the nights are longer than the plants night length |
| Long day plant | A plant that flowers when the nights are shorter than the plants night length |
| Critical night length | The number of hours that determines when a plant will flower |
| Day neutral plant | A plant that's flowering period is not affected by either night or day |
| Dormancy | A period when a plant stops growing |
| Annual | A plant that completes growing in one season |
| Biennial | A plant that completes growing on two years |
| Perennial | A plant that completes growing more than two years |
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