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JoshUA G
JoshUA G chapter 3 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| root that begins growth from the stem of a plant or a leaf | Adventitious root |
| flowering plant that produce seed protected in a fruit or pod, such as apples or beans. | angiosperm |
| plant that completes its life cycle in one year or growing season | annual |
| part of a flower that produces pollen | anther |
| condition created by hormones in the apical meristem that prevents lateral buds from developing | apical dominance |
| the primary growing point in the terminal bud | apical meristem |
| plant that completes its life cycle in two years or growing seasons | biennial |
| plants with wide, flat leaves | broadleaf plant |
| plant structure that contains undeveloped leaves, stems, and/or flowers | buds |
| plant structures that cover and protect undeveloped parts | bud scale |
| all of the sepals of a flower | calyx |
| layer of cells where cell division and plant growth occur | cambium |
| a flower with four parts: sepals, petals, stamens, and pistil | complete flower |
| leaf composed of petiole and two or more leaf blades called leaflets | compound leaf |
| epidermis cells with a waxy coating that prevents excessive water loss | cuticle |
| woody perennial plant that loses its leaves in the fall | deciduous |
| a class of flowering plants; oaks, cacti, roses, and soybeans are examples | dicot |
| plant species with male and female flowers on different plants | dioecious |
| protective layer of cells on the outside of the leaves and other organs | epidermis |
| plants that keeps their leaves year round | evergreen |
| root system consisting of numerous slender roots | fibrous root system |
| stalk part of the stamen that holds anther in a flower | filament |
| reproductive organ of a plant | flower |
| pair of cells that regulate the opening growth or metabolic | guard cell |
| plants that have seeds not protected by fruit, such as pine cones | gymnosperm |
| plants with tolerance for cold weather | hardy |
| soft stems of some perennial plants that are killed by frost | herbaceous |
| a flower that lacks a stamen or pistil | imperfect flower |
| a flower that lacks any one of the four parts of a complete flower | incomplete flower |
| buds located along the sides of stems where the leaves are attached | lateral bud |
| long broad part of a leaf | leaf blade |
| two or more leaf blades | leaflet |
| plant organs responsible for food production for the plant | leaves |
| time required for a plant to grow from its beginning until it dies | life cycle |
| tissue in the middle layer of a leaf that conducts photosynthesis | mesaphyll |
| plants that have both male and female flowers seperately, such as corn | monecious |
| a class of flowering plants includes lilies, grasses, corn, and palms | monocot |
| plants with needles or scale-shaped leaves | narrowleaf plant |
| the part of a flower that contains one or more ovules where eggs are produced and seeds develop; the ovary becomes a fruit apples are ripened ovaries | ovary |
| layer of cells below the upper epidermis in a leaf | palisade layer |
| plant with a life cycle of more than two years | perennial |
| a flower that has both a stamen and a pastil, the two parts involved in fertilization | perfect flower |
| leaf-life colorful parts of a flower | petal |
| leaf stalk; connecting structure between leaf blade and plant stem | petiole |
| plant tissue that transports food made in the leaves to the remainder pof the plant, including the roots and stem | phloem |
| female part of the flower that contains the stigma, style, ovary | pistil |
| produced by the anther in the flower of a plant; contains male sex cells | pollen |
| the major root of a plant; the first root developed by a seed to anchor the plant and absorb water and nutrients | primary root |
| specialized cells on the tips of roots that protect they as the grow through the soil | root cap |
| tiny root structures that increase the area for absorbing water | root hair |
| small branches formed on primary roots | secondary root |
| green, leaf-life structures that protect a flower until it opens | sepal |
| leaf with a single blade and petiole | simple leaf |
| loosely arranged layer of cells between the palisade layer and mesophyll in a leaf | spongy layer |
| male reproductive parts of a flower made of filament and anthers to produce pollen | stamen |
| sticky part of a flower pistil where pollen is collected | stigma |
| pores or openings in the leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor | stomata |
| neck part of a flower pistil that connects the stigma and the ovary | style |
| a root system with one thick, main root that grows straight down | tap root system |
| large bud at the tip of a twig | terminal bud |
| movement of water vaporm through one location and planting it in another | transpiration |
| layer of cambium betweem the xylem and phloem | vascular cambium |
| stems of some perennial plants that are not killed by frost and survive from one year to the next, with trees being an example | woody |
| plant tissue that transports water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves | xylem |
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