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Chapter 8

Terms in this set (21)

Autotrophs
Organisms that produce their own food
Vacuole
The sac inside a plant cell where food, water, and wastes are stored
Cuticle
Helps a plant cell retain water
Oxygen
During photosynthesis, plants produce
Vascular tissue
The system of tubelike structures inside a plant through which water, minerals, and food move
Angiosperms
Plant seeds are enclosed in a protective fruit
Gymnosperm
A vascular plant that uses pollen to produce seeds that are not enclosed in protective fruits
Angiosperms
All flowering plants; outnumbers all other land plant species by about seven to one
Pollination
Process where animals are helpful to plants
Roots
Part of a plant that is responsible for absorbing water and minerals and anchoring the plant
Embryo, stored food, seed coat
The three parts of a seed
Zygote
The product of the union of sperm and egg
Cones
Where the ovules of a pine tree are found
positive phototropism
A plant stem that grows toward light
Touch, gravity, and light
The three stimuli plants respond to
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