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Plant Vocabulary

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autotroph   an organism that gets energy by producing its own food.  
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asexual reproduction   reproduction involving 1 parent  
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nonvascular   a plant that has no tubes ("veins") to transport water and nutrients  
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scientific name   an organisms genus and species  
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heterotroph   an organism that gets energy from other sources  
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dicot   a flowering plant that has 2 cotyledons, branching veins in its leaves, scattered vascular bundles in the stem, and flower parts in 4's and 5's  
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xylem   vascular tube that transports water up from the roots to the rest of the plant  
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vascular   a plant that has tubes ("veins") to transport water and nutrients  
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monocot   a flowering plant that has 1 cotyledon, parallel veins in its leaves, vascular bundles in a ring in the stem, and flower parts in 3's  
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sexual reproduction   reproduction involving 2 parents  
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phloem   vascular tube that transports food down from the leaves to the rest of the plant  
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anther   plant reproductive structure (male) that produces pollen  
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stigma   plant reproductive structure (female) that is sticky and catches pollen  
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filament   plant reproductive structure (male) that supports the anther  
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pistil   female plant reproductive structures  
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style   plant reproductive structure (female) that supports the stigma and connects it to the ovary  
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stamen   male plant reproductive structures  
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ovary   plant reproductive structure (female) that is where egg cells are produced  
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ovule   plant reproductive structure (female) that holds the fertilized egg (embryo)  
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embryo   a tiny new plant  
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spore   a plant cell that can create a whole new plant  
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germination   early stage of plant growth where the roots start to grow down and the stem starts to grow up  
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fertilization   when pollen goes from the stamen to the pistil and enters the ovule  
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dormant   a period of time when a plant stops growing (goes to sleep) and waits until the conditions are right  
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seed production   after fertilization, the ovule begins to grow and forms a fruit  
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plant development   as leaves grow and start making food for the plant, it gets larger and develops its own reproductive structures  
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cotyledon   a protective covering ("coat") for a seed  
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tropism   a response by part of a plant towards or away from a stimulus  
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phototropism   a plant's growth response to light  
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gravitropism   a plant's growth response to gravity  
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thigmotropism   a plant's growth response to touch  
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hydrotropism   a plant's growth response to water  
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fungus   a kingdom of organisms that cannot make their own food; instead they live in or on other organisms  
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photosynthesis   a process in which plants use water, carbon dioxide, and energy to produce sugars and oxygen  
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respiration   a process in which plants use oxygen and sugars to produce water, carbon dioxide, and energy  
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transpiration   a process in which plants control water loss through their leaves  
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stomata   small holes on the bottom of a leaf that let stuff in and out of the plant  
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guard cells   cells that open and close the stomata  
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chloroplasts   structures in the cells of plants where photosynthesis takes place  
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chlorophyll   green material in plants that trap energy from the sun  
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tubers/bulbs   underground stems that can grow into a whole new plant  
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runners   special stems that grow above ground and allow plants to reproduce asexually  
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