PLANT VOCAB
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 angiosperm | flowering plant |
| anther | long stalk at top of a flowers stamen where meiosis produces spores that develop into pollen |
| bark | all plant tissues outside the vascular cambium: includes phloem, cork cambium, and cork |
| blade | main part of leaf |
| bud | undeveloped shoot of a plant |
| carpel (pistil) | female reproductive organ of a flower |
| cotyledon | structure in a seed that functions in the storage and transfer of nutrients to the embryo |
| cross-pollination | a process in which pollen of one plant unites with the egg of a different plant |
| cuticle | waxy coating on the leaves and other above ground parts of plants that helps the plant retain water. |
| endosperm | nutrient-storing tissue that nourishes the developing embryo of a plant |
| fibrous root | type of thin root that makes up a highly branched root system |
| flower | specialized plant shoot that functions in reproduction: unique to angiosperm |
| fruit | ripened ovary of a flower |
| germination | process by which a plant embryo begins to grow |
| guard cells | 1 pair of cells that open and close the stoma of a plant by changing shape, allowing gas exchange with the surrounding air |
| gymnosperm | plant that bears seeds that aren't enclosed in an ovary |
| legumes | member of a group of plants that house their own nitrogen-fixating bacteria |
| monocots | a flowering plant that produces one seed leaf |
| dicots | flowering plant that produces two seed leaves |
| nitrogen fixation | process of converting nitrogen gas into ammonia |
| ovaries | female reproductive structures that produce eggs |
| ovule | a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant |
| petal | A modified leaf of a flowering plant.They are often the colorful parts of a flower that advertise it to insects and other pollinators. |
| pollen | the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant |
| petiole | thin stalk by which a leaf blade is attached to a stem |
| pollination | transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structure to the female reproductive structure |
| primary growth | growth in plant length |
| root cap | A cone of cells at the tip of a plant root that protects the apical meristem. |
| root hairs | extensions of epidermal cells that increase a plants surface area for water absorbtion |
| root nodules | legumes' lumps on their roots that contain nitrogen fixing bacteria |
| secondary growth | pattern of plant growth in which stems increase in width |
| phloem | the vascular tissue through which food moves in some plants |
| self-pollination | pollination of a flower by its own pollen |
| sepal | a leaflike structure that encloses the bud of a flower |
| stamen | the male reproductive organ of a flower |
| stem | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ |
| stomata | the small openings on the undersides of most leaves through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move |
| taproot | primary root found in some plants that grows longer and thicker than other roots |
| xylem | the vascular tissue through which water and nutrients move in some plants |
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