Sci Explosion ch 6 Word Scramble
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aerial root | a root that never touches the soil due to high humidity |
annual | angiosperm with only one growing season |
biennial | angiosperm needing two growing season to fully develop |
cambium | a layer of cells in the vascular bundle that reproduce to make more xylem and phloem |
cotyledon | tiny seed leaves of the plant embryo |
fibrous root | primary root stops growing and the plant develops many thin roots that spread out in all directions with a few that branch downward for water and minerals |
fiddlehead | a fern frond coiled up tightly when growth first begins |
frond | leafy branch of a fern from rhizome to tip |
herbaceous | soft and green stems like those of a flower, generally are annual plants |
nonvascular plant | plants without tubelike structures |
perennial | angiosperms that live for three or more years |
phloem | tubes that carry sugars and food throughout the plant |
primary root | first root that emerges from the seed |
rhizoid | thin, root-like structure of moss (not true root) |
rhizomes | underground stems |
taproot | a root that continues to grow from primary root straight down into the soil and may have secondary roots branching off it |
vascular plant | plants with tubelike structures that transport water from the roots to the stem and leaves |
xylem | tubes that carry water and minerals from the roots to the top of the plant |
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