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Seed Plants
Dowd's Seed Plants Vocabulary
| definitions | vocabulary |
|---|---|
| a flowering plant with seeds in a protective fruit | angiosperm |
| the transfer of pollen from the male structure to the female structure of a plant | pollination |
| the young plant in a seed | embryo |
| the process when plants lose water from the leaves | transpiration |
| the female part of a flower | pistil |
| a plant with seeds not in a protective covering | gymnosperm |
| the ripened ovary that contains seeds | fruit |
| small openings on the underside of leaves | stomata |
| the early growth stage of a seed | germination |
| an angiosperm with only one seed leaf | monocot |
| vascular tissue which carries food | phloem |
| the reproductive part of an angiosperm | flower |
| a young plant inside a protective covering | seed |
| a structure in a flower that protects developing seeds | ovary |
| an angiosperm that has two seed leaves | dicot |
| tiny particles produced by the male structures of a plant that become sperm cells | pollen |
| a leaflike structure that protects the flower bud | sepal |
| the response of a plant toward a stimulus | tropism |
| vascular tissue that carries water and nutrients | xylem |
| the male part of a flower | stamen |
| the reproductive part of a gymnosperm | cone |
| a plant structure with egg cells | ovule |
| the colorful, leaflike parts of a flower | petal |
| a seed leaf that stores food | cotyledon |