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Module 14 SG
Exploring Creation with Biology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Botany | The study of plants |
| Perennial Plants | Plants grow year after year |
| Annual Plants | Plants that live for only one year |
| Vegetative Organs | The parts of a plant (such as stems, roots, and leaves) that are not involved in reproduction |
| Reproductive Plant Organs | The parts of a plant (such as flowers, fruits and seeds) involved in reproduction |
| Undifferentiated Cells | Cells that have not specialized in any particular function |
| Xylem | Nonliving vascular tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals from the roots of a plant to its leaves |
| Phloem | Living vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances throughout a plant |
| Leaf Mosaic | The arrangement of leaves on the stem of a plant |
| Leaf Margin | The characteristics of the leaf edge |
| Alternation of Generations | A life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form and a multicellular haploid form |
| Dominant Generation | In alteration of generations, the generation that occupies the largest portion of the life cycle |