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Plants structures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a root cap? | protects the root from injury |
| what is the cambium ? | divides to produce new phloem and xylem |
| what is stomata? | small openings/pores in the surface layer of a leaf |
| what is transpiriation? | process by witch water evaporates from a plants leaves |
| what is embryo? | young plant that develops from the zygote |
| what is germination? | after the seed is dispersed it may be inactive for a while before it germinates |
| what is a flower? | reproductive structure of an angiosperm |
| what is pollination? | transfer of pollen from male to female reproductive structures |
| what are sepals? | leaf like structures that protect the developing flower |
| what are petals? | the part of the flower that is colorful and leaf like |
| what are stamens? | male reproductive parts |
| what are pistils? | the female parts |
| what is an ovary? | hollow structure that protects the seed as it develops |
| what is sporophyte? | sporophyte is the stage when a plant produces spores. |
| what is gametophyte? | gametophyte is the stage when the plant produces two kinds of sex cells: sperm cells, and egg cells |
| what are annuals? | annuals are flowering plants that complete a life cycle within one growing season |
| what are biennials? | biennials are angiosperms that complete there life cycle in two years |
| what are perennials? | perennials are flowering plants that live for more than two years |
| what is fertilization? | fertilization occurs when a sperm cell unites with an egg cell |
| what is a zygote? | a fertilized egg |
| what are cones? | reproductive structures in an gymnosperm |
| what is an ovule? | a structure that contains an egg cell |
| what is a fruit? | the ripened ovary and other structures that enclose one or more seeds |