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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cuticle | The waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of most plants. |
| Vascular tissue | The internal transportation tissue in some plants that is made up of tube-like structures. |
| Zygote | A fertilized egg, produced by the joining of a sperm and an egg. |
| Non vascular tissue | A low-growing plant that lacks true vascular parts. |
| Rhizoid | A thing, root-like structure in the cytoplasm of a cell where proteins are made. |
| Phoem | The vascular tissue through which food moves in a plant. |
| Xylem | The vascular tissue through which water and nutrients move in some plants. |
| Pollen | Ting particles (male gametopyhtes) produced by seed plants that contain the cells that later become sperm cells. |
| Seed | The plant structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering. |
| Embryo | A young organism that develops from a zygote; a developing human during the first eight weeks after fertilization. |
| Cotyledon | A seed leaf |
| Germination | The sprouting of the embryo from a seed that occurs where the embryo resumes growth. |
| Cambium | A layer of cells in a plant that produces new phloem and xylem cells. |
| Transpiration | The process in which water is lost through a plant's leaves. |
| Gymnosperm | A plant that produces seeds that are not enclosed in a protective covering. |
| Cone | The reproductive structure of a gymnosperm. |
| Pollination | The transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures to female reproductive structures in plants. |
| Angiosperm | A flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective covering such as a fruit. |
| Fruit | The ripe ovary and other structures of an angiosperm that encloses one or more seeds. |
| Monocot | An angiosperm with one seed leaf. |
| Dicot | An angiosperm that has two seed leaves. |
| Tropism | The growth response of a plant toward of away from a stimulus. |