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Plants
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| roots | part of the plant that anchors it in the ground/soil, root hairs help absorb water and nutrients |
| stem | stalk that support the leaf/flower/fruit of the plant |
| leaves | flat green part of plant where photosynthesis occurs |
| flower | part of plant that contains the reproductive parts of the plant (pistil and stamen), the seeds, and the petals which attract pollinators |
| autotroph | a producer (organism that makes its own food) |
| photosynthesis | the ability to make food from sunlight Needs: Water, Light, & Carbon Dioxide |
| vascular plants | plant that contains tube (vessels) that transport water and sugar |
| nonvascular plants | plants that do not contain vessels and get their water through osmosis |
| xylem | tubes that carry water in a plant |
| phloem | tubes that carry sugar in a plant |
| chloroplast | organelle that contains chlorophyll where photosynthesis takes place |
| angiosperm | flowering plant that produces seeds |
| stamen | male reproductive part of the plant |
| filament | slender part of stamen that supports the anther |
| anther | part of stamen where pollen is produced |
| pistil | female reproductive part of the plant |
| stigma | sticky upper part of the pistil that receives the pollen |
| style | slender part of pistil that connects the stigma and ovary |
| ovary | contains ovules which develop into seeds after fertilization |
| fertilization | Fertilization is the joining of a sperm (from the pollen grain) with the egg in the ovule |
| sepal | part of the flower which protects the bud |
| petal | soft, colorful part of the flower which attracts pollinators |
| pollination | transfer of pollen from the anther of one plant to the stigma of another plant |
| gymnosperm | plants that produce seeds that are not enclosed in a fruit or ovary and called "naked seed" gymnosperms are cone bearing non flowering plant |