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Plant Vocabulary
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| plants with a system of tubes that connect all parts of the plant in order to transport water and nutrients from one part of the plant to another - they have roots, stems, and leaves | vascular |
| a simple, low growing, nonflowering plant that does not have a system of tubes to transport water and nutrients from on part of the plant to another - they don't have roots, stems, or leaves | non-vascular |
| the part of the flower that is usually the largest and most visible and helps protet the other parts of the flower | petal |
| specialized leaves that form the flower | sepal |
| the male reproductive part of the flower | stamen |
| the part of the stamen of a flower that produces pollen grains | anther |
| the female reproductive part of the flower - ovary | pistil |
| the process in which a sperm cell joins with an egg cell to produce a new organism | fertilization |
| producing offspring | reproduction |
| process that allows the plant to reproduce | pollination |
| cells that open and close the stomata to allow or prevent water loss | guard cell |
| a sugar that occurs in a natural form and is found in plants, fruits, and blood and is a source of energy for living things | glucose |
| process plants use to make sugar | photosynthesis |
| process in which organisms obtain energy from the food it produces (plants) or consumes (animals) | cellar respiration |
| water loss (evaporation) through leaves that allows water to travel up the plant against the pull of gravity | transpiration |
| a green pigment found in plant cells that absorbs light energy | chlorophyll |
| parts of plant cells that contain chlorophyll - photosynthesis tale place here | chloroplast |
| the response of a plant to turn toward or away from something in its environment stimulus | tropism |
| plants bend in the direction of light | phototropism |
| the movement or growth of a plant in response to gravity | gravitropism |
| the movement or growth of a plant in response to heat | thermotropism |
| the movement or growth of a plant in response to touch | thigmotropism |
| vascular tissue that transports food from the leaves down to the rest of the plant | phloem |
| vascular tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots up to the rest of the plant | xylem |
| a tiny opening or pore on a leaf that allows the release of oxygen and the intake of carbon dioxide | stomata |
| outer layer of plant that provides protection | epidermis |
| transports water and nutrients throughout the leaf | veins |
| a structure that supports the plant | stem |
| root-like structures that grow at the bases of mosses, lichen, and liverwort, and absorb water and nutrients for the plant | rhizoids |
| water flows up a tube against gravity | capillary action |
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