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Vocabulary

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Definition
Non-vascular Plant   plants that do not have tubes and do not have true roots, leaves or stems  
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Vascular Plant   plants with tubes that conduct materials throughout the plant  
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Gymnosperm   a seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit but by a cone.  
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Angiosperm   a flowering plant whose seeds are covered by an ovary or fruit  
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Taproot   one main root with many smaller roots branching from it  
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Fibrous root   several main roots that branches to make a bunch of thin roots  
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Rhizoid   a root like structure in nonvascular plants that hold the plants in place and helps plants get water and nutrients  
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Xylem   transport tubes that carry water up the plant  
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Phloem   transport tubes that carry water down the plant  
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Cuticle   a waxy layer that coats the leaves and stems to reduce water loss  
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Epidermis   a layer of cells on the surface of a leaf or stem  
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Stomata/Stoma   openings in a leaf that allow carbon dioxide in and oxygen out  
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Guard Cells   curved cells around a stoma that control the opening and closing of the stoma  
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Transpiration   process by which plants let water vapor out - loss of water through the leaves  
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Pistil   female reproductive organs of an angiosperm  
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Ovary   the lower part of the pistil that produces eggs or ovules  
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Stamen   the male reproductive organ in an angiosperm that produces pollen  
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Anther   makes the pollen  
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Petal   colorful structure that attracts pollinators  
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Sepal   modified leaf that protects the bud  
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Pollen   Sperm of the plant  
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Fruit   Ripened ovary of a flowering plant  
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Tropism   growth in particular movements  
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Herbaceous Stem   green and flexible stem  
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Woody Stem   hard bark like stem - usually bark on a tree  
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