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Plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chlorophyll | a green photosyntheic pigament found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria. |
| photosynthesis | The process by which plants and other autotrophs capture and use light energy to make food from carbon dioxside and water. |
| tissue | A group of simular cells that peform a specific function. |
| chloroplast | An organelle in the cells of a plants and some other organizums that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that cells can use in making food. |
| vacuole | A sac like orgelle that stores water, food, and other materal. |
| cuticle | The waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and steams of most plants. |
| vascular tissue | The internal transporting tissue in some plants that are made up of tubelike structures that carry water, food, and minarls. |
| nonvascular plant | A low-growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue for transporting materals. |
| rhizoid | A thin rootlike structure that ancors a moss and obsorbs water and nutraints for that plant. |