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Plant Reproduction
GD Ch 3
Question | Answer |
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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 |