Transport within plants SAT II
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apollojain on March 24, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Xylem | water and minerals are transported through this upward to the rest of the plant |
| Tracheids and vessel elements | specific cells that make up the xylem |
| Phloem | transports food from photosynthesis around the plant |
| Sieve Cells | Carry out transport in phloem |
| Companion cells | help sieve cells with metabolic function |
| Stamen | plant's male part made of the anther and filament |
| Filament | supports the anther which makes pollen, which are made of microspores |
| Microspores | make up pollen |
| Pistil | the plant's female part, contains stigma, syle, ovule, and ovary |
| Ovule | Inside ovary, contains megaspores |
| megaspores | Divide to form polar bodies |
| Endosperm | made of polar bodies fertilized with sperm, is the food storing tissue for plant embryos |
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