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study stack #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cuticle | the waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of most plants |
| vascular tissue | the internal transporting tissue in some plants that is made up tube like structures |
| zygote | a fertilized egg, produces by the joining of a sperm |
| nonvascular tissue | tissue with no vascular things in it |
| rhizoid | a thin, rootlike structure that that anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients |
| phloem | one of the major groups into which biologists classify members of a kingdom |
| xylem | the vascular tissue through which water and nutrients move in some plants |
| pollen | Tiny particles (male gametophytes) produced by seed plants that contain the cells that 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 by which water is lost through a plants leaves |
| gymnosperm | A plant that produces seeds that are not enclosed by a protective fruit |
| 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 structure |
| fruit | The ripened ovary and other structures of an angiosperm that enclose 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 or away from a stimulus |
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