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SLS Bio11 Plants MW
Term | Definition |
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adaptation | process by which a plant species becomes better fitted to its environment |
alternation of generations | the production within the life cycle of an organism with alternating asexual and sexual reproductive forms |
colonial | having become established in a community in a new environment |
dicots | flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside |
enclosed seeds | produced by angiosperms. their ovules are enclosed by an ovary, a structure within the flower |
flowers | plant structures involved in sexual reproduction |
fruits | the seed-bearing structure in angiosperms formed from the ovary after flowering |
leaves | a coloured, usually green, form growing from the side of a stem |
monocots | flowering plant characterized by having only one cotyledon |
multicellular | (of an organism) consisting of more than one cell |
pollen | a fine powder produced by certain plants when they reproduce |
roots | the part of a plant that attaches it to the ground or to a support, giving water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via their branches |
seeds | a flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant |
stems | main body or stalk of a plant or shrub |
unicellular | (of an organism) consisting of only one cell |
vascular tissue | tissue that transports nutrients and water throughout a plant |