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18 Cards in this Set
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Alternation of generations
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a lifecycle in which sexual reproduction gives rise to asexual reproduction
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Annual plants
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plants that live for only one year
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Biennial plants
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plants that live for a year, lay dormant for a year, and then live and grow for one more year
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Botany
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the study of plants
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Cotyledon
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a "seed leaf" which develops as a part of the seed. It provides nutrients to the developing seedling & eventually becomes the first leaf of the plant
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Deciduous
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a plant that loses its leaves before winter
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Dominant generation
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in alternation of generations, the generation that occupies the largest portion of the lifecycle
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Girdling
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the process of cutting away a ring of inner and outer bark all the way around a tree trunk
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Leaf margin
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the characteristics of the leaf edge
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Leaf mosaic
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the arrangement of leaves on the stem of a plant
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Perennial plants
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plants that grow year after year
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Phloem
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vascular tissue that carries substances downward in a plant
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Pollen
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a fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants
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Reproductive plant organs
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the flowers, fruits, and seeds of a plant
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Undifferentiated cells
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cells that have not specialized in any particular function
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Undifferentiated cells
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cells that have not specialized in any particular function
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Vegetative organs
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the stems, roots, and leaves of a plant
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Xylem
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a vascular tissue that carries substances upward in a plant
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