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Plants Chapter 3
Also chapter 4
Question | Answer |
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Root Cap | A structure that covers the tip of the root, protecting the root from injury as the root grows through the soil |
Cambium | A layer of cells in a plant that produces new phloem and xylem cells |
Stoma | Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide can move |
Transiration | The process by which water is lost through a plant's leaves |
Embryo | The young organism that develops from a zygote |
Germination | The sprouting of the embryo out of a seed; occurs when the embryo resumes its growth following dormancy |
Flower | The reproductive structure of an angiosperm |
Pollination | The transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures to female reproductive structures in plants |
Sepal | A leaf like structure that encloses and protects the bud of a flower |
Petal | A colorful, leaf like structure of some flowers |
Stamen | The male reproductive part of a flower |
Pistil | The female reproductive part of a flower |
Ovary | A flower structure that encloses and protects ovules and seeds as they devolpe |
Sporophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces spores |
Gametophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces gametes or sex cells |
Annual | A flowering plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season |
Biennial | A flowering plant that completes its life cycle in two years |
Perennial | A flowering plant that lives for more than two years |
Fertilization | The process in sexual reproduction in which an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell |
Zgote | A fertilized eggs, produced by the joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell |
Cone | The reproductive structure of a gymnosperm |
Ovule | A plant structure in seed plants that produces the female gametophyte; contains an egg cell |
Fruit | The ripened ovary and other structures of an angiosperm that encloses one or more seeds |