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Biology Module 14
Kingdom Plantae: Anatomy and Classification
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Botany | The study of plants |
| Perennial Plants | Plants that grow year after year |
| Annual Plants | Plants that live for only one year |
| Biennial Plants | Plants that live for two years |
| Vegetative Organs | Parts of a plant (such as stems, roots, and leaves) that are not involved in reproduction |
| Reproductive Plant Organs | The parts of a plant (such as flowers, fruits, and seeds) that are involved in reproduction |
| Undifferentiated Cells | Cells that have not specialized in any particular function |
| Xylem | Nonliving vascular tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals from the roots of a plant to its leaves |
| Phloem | Living vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances throughout a plant |
| Leaf Mosaic | The arrangement of leaves on the stem of a plant |
| Leaf Margin | The characteristics of the leaf edge |
| Deciduous Plant | A plant that loses its leaves for winter |
| Girdling | The process of cutting away a ring of inner and outer bark all the way around a tree trunk |
| Alternation of Generation | A life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form and a multicellular haploid form |
| Dominant Generation | In alternation of generations, the generation that occupies the largest portion of the lifecycle |
| Pollen | A fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants |
| Cotyledon | A "seed leaf" which develops as a part of the seed. It provides nutrients to the developing seedling and eventually becomes the first leaf of the plant. |
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