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December 17 TEST
Plant and Plant Reproduction Test Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |