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ATS-Science 7
Plant vocabulary- Part II
Term | Definition |
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Photosynthesis | The process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make food |
Cellular Respiration | The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food |
Epidermis | The surface layer or outer layer of cells on a plant |
Guard cell | Regulate the opening and closing of the stoma |
Fibrous root | A root that has many tiny branches |
Tap root | One large main root |
Xylem | Tissue in vascular plants that provides support and conducts water and nutrients from the roots |
Phloem | The tissue that conducts food in vascular plants |
Herbaceous stem | A stem that is soft, green and flexible |
Woody stem | A stem that contains wood and is hard and rigid |
Stomata/stoma | Opening in a leaf that enable gas to enter and leave and water to leave |
Cuticle | A waxy coating on leaves that help hold water in the leaf |
Cambium | The growth tissue of a plant |
Transpiration | Process for regulating water loss through the leaves of a plant |
Dormant | The inactive state of a seed when conditions are unfavorable to grow |
Tropism | Growth of all or part of an organism in response to an external stimulus |