| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adhension | is an attraction between different substances |
| angiosperms | flowering plants that produce seeds in fruit |
| anther | the part of the stamen that contains pollen |
| bromeliads | a tropical plant that usually lives in the air |
| capillary action | a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries |
| carpal | innermost part of a flower that produces the female gametophyte |
| cone | the reproductive structure of a gymnosperm |
| cotyledons | the stored food inside one or two seed leaves. |
| cross pollination | when pollen is transferred from an anther on one plant to the stigma on another. this method may produce a variety of hybrids |
| dicots | A term traditionally used to refer to flowering plants that have two embryonic seed leaves, or cotyledons. |
| fibrous roots | net like and branches extensivley underground |
| filament | the stalk of a stamen |
| flower | reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts |
| fruit | A mature ovary of a flower that protects dormant seeds and aids in their dispersal. |
| germination | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow |
| grafting | a form of artificial asexual reproduction in which the branch of one plant is inserted into the stem of another plant |
| gravitropism | response of a plant to the force of gravity |
| gymnosperms | classication of plant which produce seeds which are "naked" (unenclosed) |
| monocots | angiosperms that have only one seed leaf |
| nonvascular plants | plant that absorbs water and other substances directly thorugh its cells |
| ovary | a structure containing egg cells; the base of a pistil in a flower |
| petal | part of the flower that produces sweet smelling nectar and attracts pollinators |
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