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Science Book A 4-1
Plants
Question | Answer |
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chlorophyll | green substance that captures energy form the sun |
photosynthesis | process in which plants use energy from the sun to make food from carbon dioxide and water |
cuticle | waxy layer that keeps the plants from drying out |
vacuole | a structure that stores water |
cell membrane | a structure that lies beneath the cell wall |
carbohydrates | a substance that forms a hard material in cell walls |
cell wall | rigid structure found in plant cells that supports the cell |
sporophyte | stage where plants make spores |
sporophyte | the fertilized egg of a gametophyte grown into a_________. |
liverwort | an example of a nonvascular plant |
nonvascular plants | plants WITHOUT specialized conducting tissues |
fern | an example of a seedless vascular plant |
vascular plants | plants that have tissues to deliver water and nutrients from one part of the plant to another |
gymnosperm | vascular seed plant that does not flower |
angiosperm | flowering plant with seeds inside a fruit |
gametoyphyte | when the spores of some plants grow, the new plants are called |