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Lesson 1/2 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chlorophyll | Is green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria |
| Photosynthesis | Process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy |
| Tissue | Groups of similar cells that preform a specific function |
| Chloroplast | In plant and algal cells (Food Is Made) |
| Vacuole | Large storage sac that expands and shrinks (stores water, waste, and food.) (Will wild/die if to much water) |
| Cuticle | Helps a plant reduce water loss. Also is waxy waterproof layer |
| Vascular Tissue | System of tube like structures inside a plant |
| Nonvascular Plant | Plants that lack vascular tissue for transporting materials |
| Rhizoid | Root-like structures that anchor the moss and absorb water and nutrients |
| Vascular Plant | Plants with true vascular tissue |
| Phloem | Vascular tissue which how food moves |
| Xylem | Helps provide support and that conducts water and nutrients upward from the roots |
| Frond | A ferns Leaf |
| Pollen | Are tiny structures that contain the cells that will later become sperm cells |
| Seed | A structure that contains a tiny plant used as a protective cover |
| Gymnosperm | A seed plant that produces naked seeds |
| Angiosperm | Flowering plants |
| Cotyledon | A seed leaf |
| Monocot | Are angiosperms except only have one seed leaf |
| Dicot | Produce seeds with two seed leaves |