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Plant Reproduction
GD Ch 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Xylem | -tubes that carry water throughout the plant |
| Phloem | -tubes that carry food throughout the plant |
| Cambium | -makes the new xylem & phloem tubes |
| Leaves | -where photosynthesis takes place changing CO2 to Oxygen |
| Roots | -anchors plant & absorbs water & nutrients |
| Stems | -holds up leaves & transports food & water |
| Embryo | -the young plant |
| Seed Coat | -outside covering that protects the seed |
| Cotyledons | -stored food |
| Germination | -when the embryo pushes out of the seed coats & begins to grow |
| Pollination | -transfer of pollen from the stamen to pistil of the plant |
| Sepals | -leaves that protect the developing flower |
| Stamens | -the male reproductive parts of the flower |
| Anthers | -makes the pollen in the flower |
| Pollen | -sperm made by plants |
| Petals | -colorful parts of the flower to attach birds & insects |
| Pistils | -female parts of the flower |
| Ovary | -part of the pistil where the ovules are made |
| Ovules | -egg made by plants |
| Annuals | -plants that live only one year |
| Perennials | -plants that live year after year |
| Biennials | -plants that live only two years |
| Fertilization | -when sperm unites with the egg |
| Zygote | -first cell that is made after egg is fertilized |
| Gymnosperms | -plants that make seeds inside cones |
| Angiosperms | -plants that make seeds inside flowers |
| Fruit | -a ripened ovary of the flower that contains the seeds |
| Herbaceous Stems | -soft, green stems |
| Woody Stems | -brown bark-like stems |