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ShannonjCh3vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Root that begins growth from the stem of the plant to the leaf. | adventitous root |
| Flowering plants 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 |
| Condition created by hormones in the apical meristem that prevents lateral buds from developing. | apical dominance |
| The primary growing 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 protext 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 |
| Woods perennial plant that loses its leaves in 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 leaves and other organs. | epidermis |
| Plants that keep their leaves year round. | evergreen |
| Root system consisting of numerous slender roots. | fibrous root system |
| Stalk part of thestamen that holds the anther in a flower. | filament |
| Reproductie organ in 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 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 leaves are attached. | lateral bud |
| Large 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 later of a lead that conducts photosynthesis. | mesophyll |
| 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 pistil, the two parts involoved 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 stem. | 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 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 them as they grow through the soil. | root cap |
| tiny root structures that increase the area fir 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 pertiole. | simple leaf |
| loosely arranged layer of cells between the paliscade layer and mesophyll in a leaf. | spongy layer |
| male reproductive parts of a flower made of filaments and anthers to produce pollen. | stamen |
| sicky part of a flower pistil where pollen is collected. | stigma |
| 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 vapor through stomata and out of a flower. | transpiration |
| layer of cambium between the xylem and phleom. | 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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