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Plants Vocabulary

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Term
Definition
show Provide / make their own food for energy through photosynthesis  
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Stimulus   show
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show Reaction to a stimulus  
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show The ability of an organism to produce more organisms / offspring of the same kind  
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Asexual Reproduction   show
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show The kind of reproduction that results from the union of an egg and a sperm (needing 2 parents)  
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show A female reproductive cell; contained in the ovule of the flower  
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show A male reproductive cell; contained in the pollen of the flower  
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Taxonomy   show
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Kingdom   show
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Genus   show
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show The first further classification of a kingdom; sometimes referred to as divisions in the plant kingdom  
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show The smallest classification group; all organisms can produce offspring of the same kind  
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Scientific Name   show
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Nonvascular Plants   show
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show Plants with tube-like vessels that carry water, minerals, and food throughout the plant  
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show Transports water and minerals from roots to the rest of the plant  
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Phloem   show
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show Plants that reproduce through seeds; may be cone-bearing or flowering plants  
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show Plant part that contains the embryo (the beginnings of roots, stem, leaves), stored food (cotyledons), and seed coat from which new plant grows  
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Spore-Producing Plants   show
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Spore   show
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show Trees or shrubs that produce seeds in cones; most are evergreen plants  
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Flowering- Plants   show
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show The plant seed has one food part; the plant has identifying structures  
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Dicot   show
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Thorn   show
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show The response by leaves to close when touched  
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show Chemical substances designed to discourage animals from eating them  
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Leaf   show
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Stem   show
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Root   show
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Root Hairs   show
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show Part of a seed-producing plant that produces seeds  
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Petals   show
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Stamen   show
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Anther   show
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Pollen   show
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show The slender stalk part of the stamen  
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Pistil   show
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show The part of the flower on which a pollen grain must stick in order for fertilization to take place; part of the pistil (top part) where pollen lands  
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Style   show
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show Contains the eggs in the plant's female reproductive organs; the part of the flower in which eggs develop  
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show The part of the ovary that develops into a seed after fertilization  
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show The process by which of pollen grains transfer from the stamen to the stigma  
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show When pollen from the stamen enters the ovule in the ovary of the flower  
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Germination   show
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show The process of growing new plants from plant parts (tubers, bulbs, runners, cuttings, roots, and leaves)  
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Photosynthesis   show
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show Structures in plant cells that contain chlorophyll  
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Chlorophyll   show
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show The process by which sugar/food is broken down when combined with oxygen from the air  
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show The loss of water vapor through the stomata of a leaf  
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show The pair of specialized cells that boarder a stoma  
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Stomata   show
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show An inactive period of time when the plant or seed responds to harsh conditions  
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show A response of a plant to its environment that involves growth / movement  
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Phototropism   show
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show Plant roods growing downward  
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show Plant growth toward water  
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Thigmotropism   show
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Fungi   show
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