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AshliKaraK Chapter 3 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| root that begins growth from the stem of a plant or a leaf. | Advantitious Root |
| flowering plants that produce seed protected in a fruit or pod, 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 meristem that prevents lateral buds from developing. | Apical Dominance |
| the primary growing point in the theminal bud. | Apical Meristem |
| plant that completes its life cycle in two years or growing seasons. | Biennial |
| plants with wife, flat leaves. | Broadleaf Plant |
| plant structure that contains undeveloped leaves, stems, and/or flowers. | Buds |
| plant structures that cover and protect undeveloped partts. | Bud Scale |
| all of the sepals of a flower. | Calyx |
| layer of cells where cell devision and plant growth occur. | Cambium |
| a flower with four parts: sepals, petals, stamens, andpistals. | 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. | Cutical |
| woody perennial plant that loses its leaves in the fall. | Deciduous |
| a class of flowering plants; oaks, cati, roses, and soy beans are examples. | Dicot |
| plant species with male and female flowers on different plants. | Dioecious |
| protective layer of cells on the outside of leaves and other organs. | Epidermis |
| plants that keep their leaves year round. | Evergreen |
| root system consiting of numerous slender roots. | Fibrous Root System |
| stalk part of the stamen that holds the anther in a flower. | Filament |
| reproductive organ of a plant. | Flower |
| pair of cells that 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. | 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 a stems where the leaves are attached. | Lateral Bud |
| large broard part of a leaf. | Leaf Blade |
| two or more leaf blades. | Leaflet |
| plant organs responsiable 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. | Mesophyll |
| plants that have both male and female flowers separtely, 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 ovuels where eggs are produced and seeds develope; 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 pistil, the two parts involved in fertilization. | Perfect Flower |
| leaf-like 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 of the plant, including the roots and stems. | Phloem |
| female part of the flower that contains the stigma, style, and ovary. | Pistil |
| produced by the anther in the flower of a plant; contains male plant cells. | Pollen |
| the major root of a plant; the first root developed by a seed to anchore the plant and absorb water nutrients. | Primary root |
| specialized cells on the tips of roots that protect them as they grow throuh 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-like 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 filoments 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 |
| nect 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 vapor through stomatab and out of a plant. | Transpiration |
| layer of cambium between 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 nurients from the roots to the leaves. | Xylem |