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Plant Adaptations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| transpiration | process by which leaves give off water |
| tuber | swollen underground stem |
| taproots | deep roots that have tiny hairs to absorb water and nutrients |
| germinates | sprouts and begins to grow |
| carbon dioxide | gas breathed out by animals |
| spores | tiny cells from which some plants germinate |
| nutrients | substances that all living things need to grow |
| fibrous roots | long, shallow roots |
| symmetry | each half of a leaf is a mirror image of the other |
| photosynthesis | process by which plants make their own food |
| grafting | the process that joins a cut stem of one plant to a slice in the stem of another plant |
| capsules | spores grow in these |
| chlorophyll | sunlight is trapped by a leaf's ________ |
| oxygen | leaves give this off as waste |
| sugar | water and carbon dioxide in the leaves combine to make ______ |
| roots | these take in water for a plant |