Introduction to Plants
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cndcotton4 on May 9, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 photosynthesis | The process by which plants and some other organisms capture and use light energy to make food from carbon dioxide and water |
| tissue | A group of similar cells that perform a specific function in an organism |
| chloroplast | A plant cell structure in which photosynthesis occurs |
| vacuole | A large sac-like storage area in a cell |
| cuticle | The waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of most plants |
| vascular tissue | The internal transporting tissue in some plants that is made up of tubelike structures |
| fertilization | The joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell |
| zygote | A fertilized egg |
| nonvascular plant | A low-growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue |
| vascular plant | A plant that has vascular tissue |
| chlorophyl | A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria |
| saprophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces spores |
| gametophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces gametes, or sex cells |
| rhizoid | A thin, rootlike structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients for the plant |
| bog | A wetland where sphagnum moss grows on top of acidic water |
| peat | Compressed layers of dead sphagnum mosses that accumulate in bogs |
| frond | The leaf of a fern plant |
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