Apologia Biology 2nd edition module 14 (Vocab Only)
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Flashcards from the vocabulary of Apologia Biology 2nd edition module #14
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Botany | The study of plants. |
| Perennial plants | Plants that grow year after year. |
| Annual plants | Plants that live for only one year. |
| Biennial plants | Plants that live for two years. |
| Vegetative organs | The parts of a plant (such as stems, roots, and leaves) that are not involved in reproduction. |
| Reproductive plant organs | The parts of a plant (such as flowers, fruits, and seeds) involved in reproduction. |
| Undifferentiated cells | Cells that have not specialized in any particular function. |
| Xylem | Nonliving vascular tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals from the roots of a plant to its leaves. |
| Phloem | Living vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances throughout a plant. |
| Leaf Mosaic | The arrangement of leaves on the stem of a plant. |
| Leaf margin | The characteristics of the leaf edge. |
| Deciduous plant | A plant that loses its leaves for winter. |
| Girdling | The process of cutting away a ring of inner and outer bark all the way around a tree trunk. |
| Alternation of generations | A life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form and a multicellular haploid form. |
| Dominant generation | In alternation of generations, the generation that occupies the largest portion of the life cycle. |
| Pollen | A fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants. |
| Cotyledon | A "seed leaf" which develops as a part of the seed. It provides nutrients to the developing seedling and eventually becomes the first leaf of the plant. |
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