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December 17 TEST
Plant and Plant Reproduction Test Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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organisms that produce their own food | autotrophs |
waxy protective layer on leaves that prevents water loss | cuticle |
plants that do not have tubelike structures to move materials through their bodies | nonvascular |
tubelike structures that move water through a plant | xylem |
tubelike structures that move food through a plant | phloem |
threadlike structures that anchor a moss in the ground | rhizoids |
a waterproof reproductive cell that can grow into a new plant | spore |
organisms that are the first to grow in disturbed areas | pioneer species |
plant part where the food-making process occurs | leaves |
angiosperm with one cotyledon | monocot |
angiosperm with two cotyledons | dicot |
small structure produced by the stamen that holds the sperm cell | pollen |
the reproductive structure of an angiosperm | flower |
the reproductive structure of a gymnosperm | cone |
the male reproductive organ in a flower | stamen |
the female reproductive organ in a flower | pistil |
an immature plant inside a protective covering | seed |
a seed leaf that stores food | cotyledon |
vascular plants that produce naked seeds | gymnosperm |
plant that has tubelike structures to move materials through its body | vascular plant |
knobbed tip of the stamen that holds pollen | anther |
leaflike structures that protect the developing flower bud | sepal |
vascular plant structures that absorb water from the ground | roots |
a plant's growth response to light | phototropism |
a plant's growth response to water | hydrotropism |
a plant's growth response to physical contact (touch) | thigmotropism |
a plant' growth response to gravity | geotropism |