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Nicole R
nicole r chapter 3 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| root that begins growth from the stem of a plant or a leaf | Adventitious root |
| flowering plants that produce seeds protected in a fruit or a 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 preventd 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 flowers | buds |
| plant strucure that cover and protect undeveloped parts | bud scale |
| all of the sepals of a flower | calyx |
| layer of cell where cell divison and plant growth occur | cambium |
| a flower with four parts: sepal, petals, stamens,and pistal | complete flower |
| leaf composed of petiole and two or more leaf blades called leaflets | compound leaf |
| endosperm 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 soybeens are examples | dicot |
| plant species with male and female flowers on diffrent plants | dioecious |
| protective layer of cell on the outside of leaves and other organs. | epidermis |
| plants that keep there leaves year round | evergreen |
| root system consitsting of numerous slender roots. | fibrous root system |
| stalk part of of the stamen that holds the anther in a flower | filament |
| reproductive organ of a plant | flower |
| pair of cellsthat regulate the opening and closing of stomata | 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 | herbaceouse |
| a flower that lacks a stamen or pistal | imperfect flower |
| a flower that lacks anyone of the four parts of a complete flower | incomplete flower |
| buds that are located along the sides of th stem where the leaves are attached | lateral bud |
| large broud 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 form the begining till it dies | life cycle |
| tissue in the middle layer of a leaf that conducts photosynthesis | mesophyll |
| plants that have both male and female flowrs separatly, such as corn | monecious |
| a class of flowering plants including lilies, grasses, corn, and palms | monocot |
| plants with needles or scale-shapped leaves | narrowleaf plant |
| the part of a flower that contains one or more ovules where egss 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 then two years | perennial |
| a flower that has both a stamen and a pistal, the two parts involved in fertilization | perfect flower |
| leaf - like colorful parts of a flower | petal |
| leaf stalk; connecting structure between leaf bla | petiole |
| plant tissue that transports food made in the leaves to the remainder of the plant | phloem |
| femal part of the flower that contains the stigma style and 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 |
| specicalized cells at the tips of the roots that protect them as they grow through the soil | root cap |
| tiny root structuers that increase the are for absorbing water. | root hair |
| small branches formed on primary roots | secandary root |
| green , leaf like structuers that protect a flower untilit opens | sepal |
| leaf with a singal blade and petiole | simple leaf |
| loosely arranged layer of cells between the palisade layer and mesophll in a leaf | spongy layer |
| male reproductive parts of a flower made of filaments and anthers to produce pollen | stamen |
| sticky part of a pistal where pollen is collected | stigma |
| pores or openings in the leaf that allow the exchanging of oygen, carbon, and water vapor | stomata |
| neck part of a flower pistal 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 through stomata out of a plant | transpiration |
| layer of cambium between the xylem and phyloem | vascular cambium |
| stems of some perennials plant that are not killed by frost and survived from one yeat 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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