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Chapter 8 plants
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cuticle | a waxy layer that covers the leaves of a plant and retains water. |
| Vascular Tissue | is a system of tube like structures inside a plant that carries water, minerals, and food throughout a plant. |
| Zygote | a fertilized egg |
| Nonvascular Plants | lack a well developed system of of tubes for transporting water and other minerals for food. they are normally low growing due a lack of structure |
| Vascular Plants | a plant with true vascular tissue. |
| Sporophyte | the stage of a plants life where a plant produces spores that will later on become sperm cells. |
| Gameophyte | the stage of a plants life where they produce sperm and egg cells. |
| Rhizoids | anchor moss and absorb water and nutrients from the soil. |
| Fronds | are the leaves of a fern that are divided into smaller parts that look like small leaves. |
| Phloem | is the vascular tissues that food moves through |
| Xylem | is the vascular tissue that minerals and water flow through. |
| Pollen | are tiny structures that will later become sperm cells. |
| Seed | is a young plant inside a protective covering containing food. |
| Embryo | is a plant that produces from a fertilized egg. |
| Cotyledons | are the seed leaves in an embryo. |
| Germination | is when the plant begins to grow again and pushes out of the seed. |
| Root Cap | |
| Cambium | |
| transpiration | |
| Gymnosperm | |
| Cones | |
| Ovule | |
| Pollination | is the transfer of pollen from a male reproductive organ to a female reproductive organ. |
| Angiosperm | an angiosperm is a flowering plant that produces seeds inside a protective covering. |
| Flower | is the reproductive structure of an angiosperm. |
| Sepal | are the protective covering of a flower when the flower i still a bud. |
| Petal | are the colorful leaf like parts of the plant. |
| Stamen | are the male part of the plant that reproduce. |
| Pistile | are the female part of a plant. |
| Ovary | is a protective covering used to protect the seeds as they grow. |
| Fruit | is a ripened ovary and other structures that enclose one or more seeds. |
| Monocots | are angiosperms that only have one seed leaf. |
| Dicots | produce seeds with two seed leaves |
| Stomata | |
| Tropism | |
| Hormone | |
| Auxin | |
| Phototroperiodism | |
| Short-day plants | |
| Long-day plants | |
| critical night length | |
| Day-neutral plants | |
| Dormacy | |
| Annual | |
| Biennials | |
| Perennials |