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Alternation of generations
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A lifecycle in which sexual reproduction gives rise to asexual reproduction, which in turn gives rise to sexual 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 and 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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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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