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RBMS Plants
Plant vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Xylem | vascular tissue of a plant that moves water upward from the roots to the parts of the plant |
| Phloem | vascular tissue of a plant that moves the products of photosynthesis through the plant |
| Photosynthesis | plants taking radiant energy, water, and carbon dioxide and converting it into oxygen and glucose |
| Radiant Energy | Energy from light sources like the sun |
| Chemical Energy | Energy released by a chemical reaction |
| Germinate | to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb. |
| Turgor Pressure | the pressure of the swollen cell contents against the cell wall. So the plant stands upright |
| Phototropism | Growth or movement of a sessile organism toward or away from a source of light. |
| Thigmotropism | directing growth of an organism in response to environmental contact, as a plant tendril coiling around a string support. |
| Wilt | the drying out, drooping, and withering of the leaves of a plant due to inadequate water supply |
| Glucose | The sugar compound that is made in photosynthesis. C6H12O6 |
| Geotropism | The growth of a living organism in response to gravity, as the downward growth of plant roots. |
| Transpiration | lose of water from a plant through its leaves |
| Pistil | The female, ovule-bearing organ of a flower, including the stigma, style, and ovary. |
| Stamen | the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther. |
| Roots | a part of the body of a plant that develops, grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture. |
| Seedling | A young plant that is grown from a seed. |
| Stem | the main body of that portion of a tree, shrub, or other plant which is above ground; trunk; stalk. |
| leaves | one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant. |