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Angiosperm
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A plant with its seeds in an ovary
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Anther
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The part of the Stamen with pollen
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Apical Meristem
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The mass of cells at the root tip which grow
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Bark
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All tissues outside of the vascular cambium. The dark brown stuff on the outside of the tree.
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Blade
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The part that sticks out of a leaf or petal
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Cambium
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The layer of cells just under the epidermis in which growth occurs
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Carpel
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The female reproductive part of a plant with the stigma, style and ovary
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Casparian Strip
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A waxy strip inside a plant
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Cohesion
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When two plant parts that are normally separate grow together
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Companion Cell
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What loads organic compounds into the sieve tube members of plants
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Competition
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The rivalry between two things
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Complete Flower
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A flower that is totally complete with petals, sepals, stamen, and a carpel
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Cortex
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The layer of cells right inside of the epidermis
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Cotyledon
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The little bump in a seed that will later become the leaf
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Cuticle
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The waxy part on top of the epidermis on the leaf that prevents it from absorbing too much water
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Dermal Tissue
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Covers the outer surface of the stem and serves to protect it and to control the water intake
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Desert Adaptations
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When a plant adapts to desert conditions
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Dicots
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Flowering plant with two seed leafs
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Embryo
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The tiny plant in a seed
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Endodermis
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The innermost layer of the cortex, very thin, wraps around vascular cylinder in roots
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Epidermis
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The outermost layer of cells in a plant, separating it from the world and the insides of it
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Fertilization
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.When the pollen meets the carpel successfully
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Fibrous Root
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A type of root where all of the little roots are about the same size in width and length
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Fruit
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A seed bearing plant’s ripened ovary
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Germination
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When a plant starts growing again after it has been dormant
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Ground Tissue
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All the tissue other than the epidermis and the vascular tissues
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Guard Cells
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Two cells that wrap around the stoma, allowing it to open and close
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Heartwood
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The wood of a tree at the heart of a tree that is non living and darker than the living
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Leaf
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A green specimen protruding out of a tree, good for photosynthesis and sunlight intake
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Meristem
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The part of a stem/root that grows. It’s normally at the tip
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Mesophyll (palisade & spongy)
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The parenchyma that is photosynthetic and spongy has big spaces of air in it and palisade has not so many spaces
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Monocot
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A flowering plant with one seed leaf
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Multiple Fruit
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A fruit formed by more than one flower. Originally the flowers have their own fruit but later it morphs into one
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Node
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The place on a plant where a leaf or leaves are attached
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Ovary
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The part of the carpel at the bottom that holds the ovule or ovules
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Ovule
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The structure that forms inside the ovary containing the embryo sac that will later become a seed
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A flower with all four parts, that is petals, sepals, stamen, and a carpel.
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A flower with all four parts, that is petals, sepals, stamen, and a carpel.
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Perennial
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A plant that lives for more than two years
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Petals
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The part of a flower immediately surrounding the reproductive organs
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Petiole
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The part of a leaf that supports it; the stalk of a leaf
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Phloem
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A part of the vascular tissue of a plant that is responsible for the transport of food (organic compounds.)
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Pith
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The central portion of a stem, mainly soft tissue; mainly parenchyma
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Photosynthesis
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The process when plants take in sunlight as energy, and change it to chemical energy
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Pollen
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When pollen goes from the anther to the stigma
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Rainforest Adaptations
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When a plant adapts to rainforest conditions
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Receptacle
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The part of a flower stem that holds the reproductive organs
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Rhizome
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A root growing horizontally sending out multiple stems, or structures growing out of the ground
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Root
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Starts as the radical in a seed, and becomes the root as it grows downward underground, absorbing food, minerals and water
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Root Cap
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A mass of cells at the root tip which protect the growing part of the root
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Root Pressure
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Pressure built up in roots that pushes water and organic compounds up towards the sink of a plant
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Sapwood
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The living tissue in a tree conducting water
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Seed
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The product of successful reproduction; a mature, fertilized plant ovule.
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Seed Coat
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A protective covering over the seed
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Sepals
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Not to be mistaken for petals, they surround the fertile organs of a flower.
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Sieve Tube Members
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The conducting tubes of Phloem, living cells, and they transport organic compounds.
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Simple Leaf
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A leaf with one blade, never more than one leaf per stalk
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Stamen
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The part of a male reproductive organ of a flower
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Stem
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A long, slender structure supporting a plant, normally has leaves and a flower
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Stigma
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The very tip of the carpel, normally sticky to receive pollen
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Stoma
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Surrounded by two guard cells, it opens and closes to allow gasses through the epidermis
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Style
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The long, slender part of a carpel connecting the stigma and ovary
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Taproot
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A root that has one main, fat and large section sending off little root hairs.
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Translocation
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The transfer of a chromosomal segment to a new position or place
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Transpiration
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The process in which water molecules are lost from plants when they make their way from roots to a sink
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Tropism
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When a plant’s growth alters because of an environmental factor; like leaves growing towards the light.
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Turgor Pressure
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The pressure of internal fluids on a cell wall when water moves into that cell
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Vascular Cylinder:
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A group of vascular tissues in the center of the root tissue
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Vascular Tissue
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The conducting tissues in a plant, Xylem and Phloem
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Vein
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One of the Vascular bundles that goes throughout the leaf, carrying water and food for the plant
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Xylem
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A part of the vascular tissue of a plant that conducts water throughout the plant
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