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Module 14 SG
Exploring Creation with Biology
Term | Definition |
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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 |