Mrs H Ch 8 Plants
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cuticle | a waxy, waterproof layer covering the leaves and stems of most plants to prevent water loss |
| vascular tissue | a system of tubelike structures inside a plant through which water, minerals, and food move |
| zygote | the fertilized egg, produced by the joining of an egg & sperm |
| nonvascular plant | low-growing plants that lack a well-developed system of tubes for transporting water and other materials |
| vascular plant | plants with true vascular tissue |
| sporophyte | the stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces spores |
| gametophyte | the stage in its life cycle in which the plant produces two kinds of sex cells called gametes |
| rhizoid | thin, rootlike structures to anchor moss and absorb water and nutrients from the soil |
| frond | a fern's leaf |
| phloem | the vascular tissue through which food moves, "it flows down" |
| xylem | the vascular tissue through which water and minerals move, "it zips up" |
| pollen | tiny structures that contain the cells that will later become sperm cells |
| seed | a structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering |
| embryo | the young plant that develops from the zygote |
| cotyledon | seed leaves that sometimes store food |
| germination | what occurs when the embryo begins to grow and pushes out of the seed |
| root cap | the structure that protects the root from injury from rocks as the root grows through the soil |
| cambium | a layer of cells which divide to produce new phloem and zylem |
| transpiration | the process by which water is lost as it evaporates from a plant's leaves |
| gymnosperm | a seed plant that produces naked seeds (not enclosed in a protected fruit) |
| ovule | a structure that contains an egg cell |
| pollination | the transfer of pollen from a male reproductive structure to a female reproductive structure |
| angiosperm | a flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective structure (fruit) |
| flower | the reproductive structure of an angiosperm |
| sepal | leaflike protective structures surrounding the bud of a flower |
| petal | the most colorful parts of a flower meant to attract pollinators |
| stamen | the male reproductive parts of a flower |
| ovary | the hollow structure within a flower that protects the ovules and seeds as they develop |
| fruit | a ripened ovary and other structures of an angiosperm that enclose one or more seeds |
| monocot | angiosperms with only one seed leaf |
| dicot | angiosperms with two seed leaves |
| pistil | the female reproductive parts that are found in the center of most flowers |
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