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Science Book A 4-1
Plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |