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20 Cards in this Set
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Photosynthesis |
Plant food making process |
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Chloroplast |
Structures in which food is made |
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Vacuole |
A large storage sac that can expand and shrink like a balloon |
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Cuticle |
Waxy, Waterproof layer that helps a plant reduce water loss |
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Vascular Tissue |
System of Tube-like structures inside a plant through which water, minerals, and food move |
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Fertilization |
When a sperm cell unites with an egg cell |
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Zygote |
Fertilized egg |
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Non-Vascular Plant |
Plants that lack a well-developed system of tubes for transporting water and other materials |
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Vascular Plant |
Plants with true vascular tissue |
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Chlorophyll |
Green pigment, found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae and some bacteria |
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Sporophyte |
In this stage, the plant produces spores, tiny cells that can grow into new organisms. |
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Gametophyte |
In this stage, the plant produces 2 types of sex cells: sperm cells and cells |
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Transmission |
In addition to prisms,white light strikes many other objects. Some objects such as glass and other transparent materials allow light to pass through them. |
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Reflection |
When light hits a shiny surface such as a mirror, the light bounces back. |
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Absorption |
When dark objects, such as street pavements, take in light, it is called absorption |
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Accessory Pigment |
- Other pigments- Found in leaves- Absorb different colors of light than chlorophyll |
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Rhizoid |
Thin,root-like structures called rhizoids anchor the moss and absorb water and nutrients |
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Bog |
Sphagnum moss grows in a type of wetland called a bog |
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Peat |
Over-time, the mosses become compressed into layers and form a blackish-brown material called peat. |
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Frond |
Fern's Leaves |
