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Plan Structure Vocab
All the words you will need for this lesson
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Root cap | The thing that protects the root as it grows larger. |
| Cambium | A layer of cells that divides to make more xylem and phloem. |
| Stoma | A small opening on the surface layer of a leaf that opens and closes depending on gasses coming in or out of the leaf. |
| Transpiration | When water evaporates from a plan's leaves. |
| Embryo | The young plant that comes from a fertilized egg. |
| Gemination | When the embryo begins to grow again and starts to push out of the seed. |
| Flower | An Angiosperm's reproductive structure. |
| Pollination | When a male reproductive structure gives pollen to a female reproductive structure. |
| Sepal | The leaf-like structure that covers the flower when it is still a bud. |
| Petal | The very colorful leaf-like things that show when the sepal folds back. |
| Stamen | The male reproductive parts, that are within the petals of the flower. |
| Pistil | The woman reproductive parts found in the center of the flower. |
| Ovary | The oval-like structure that protects the seeds as they develop. |
| Sporophyte | Spore producing stage of a plants life. |
| Gametophyte | Stage where the plant develops sperm and egg cells. |
| Annual | Plants that complete their life cycle in one growing season. |
| Biennial | Angiosperms that complete their life cycles in two years. |
| Perennial | Flowering plants that live longer than two years. |
| Fertilization | When a sperm cell unites with an egg cell. |
| Zgote | The fertilized egg. |
| Cone | A gymnosperms reproductive structure. |
| Ovual | A structure that contains an egg cell. |
| Fruit | What the ovary changes into as the seed develops. |