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Horticulture

Horticulture Key Terms Unit 3

TermDefinition
adhesion a force that causes a substance to stick to things other than itself
chloroplasts small green particle containing chlorophyll found in leaves
cohesion a force that causes molecules of substance,such as water, to stick to each other
cytoplasm the liquid that gives the plant cells its shape and fosters the other cell structures
gamete a mature sex cell
genetics the study of heredity
guttation a system plants use to remove excess moisture from plant leaves
meiosis the reproductive cell division that results in the formation of gametes
mitosis simple cell division for growth
petals one type of leaf on flowers; usually considered the most striking part of the flower
phloem the tubes in plant stems that conduct food from leaves through the stem to the roots
photosynthesis manufacturer of food by green plants which carbon dioxide and water are combined in the presence of light and chlorophyll to form sugar and oxygen
pistil the female reproductive part of a flower; contains the female sex cells in the ovary
respiration a breathing process in which plants and animals consume oxygen and release carbon dioxide
sepals green, leaflike part of the flower that covers and protects the flower bud before it opens
stamen the male reproductive part of the flower containing the male sex cells or pollen
stomata small pores or holes in the leaf that allow the plant to breath and give off moisture
transpiration loss or water through the leaves or stems of plants
xylem conducting tissue in plants that transports water and nutrients from the roots to the stem and leaves
xylem tubes tubes in a plant stem that conduct water and minerals from the roots upward
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