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photosynthesis/resp.
vocab for photosynthesis and respiration
| style | long, slender stalk that connects the stigma and the ovary |
| ovary | – a structure with one or more ovule, each containing one egg. When fertilizing occurs, the ovary grows into the fruit or vegetable |
| ovule | develops into a seed when fertilized |
| pistil late | flowers that have female parts only. |
| calyx | the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud |
| corolla | the inner envelope of floral leaves of flower, usually of delicate texture and of some color other than green; the petals collectively |
| sepal | modified leaves that encase the developing flower, green and leaf like |
| pedicel | a small stalk bearing an individual flower in an inflorescence |
| receptacle | thicken part of a stem from which the flower organs grow |
| annual | plants with a life cycle that lasts only one year |
| perennial | plants that grow and bloom over the spring and summer, die back every autumn and winter, and then return in the spring |
| biennial | plant that takes two years to complete its biological lifecycle. |
| radicle | the first root to emerge from a gemmating seed. |
| lateral root | extended horizontally form the primary root. |
| loam | a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus |