Plant Vocabulary From Life Science-Holt Science And Tecnology

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Cuticle

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a waxy layer that covers the surface of stems, leaves, and other plant parts exposed to air

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radicle

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part of a plant embryo that forms around the root of the young plant

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sepals

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leaflike structures that cover and protect an immature flower

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petal

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the often colorful structures on a flower that are usually involved in attracting pollinators

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Vascular plant

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a plant that has xylem and phloem, specialized tissues that move materials from one part of the plant to another

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hypocotyl

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part of the embryo plant and is found between the cotyledons & radicle

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pistil

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female reproductive structure in a flower that consists of a stigma, a style, and an ovary

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pollen

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the dustlike particles that carry the male gametophtes of seed plants

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Nonvascular plant

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a plant that depends on diffusion and osmosis to move materials from one part of the plant to another

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embryo

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an organism in the earliest stage of development

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stigma

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the flower part that is the tip of the pistil

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pollination

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the transfer of pollen to the female cone in confiers or to the stigma in angiosperms

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Gymnosperm

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a plant that produces seedsm but does not produce flowers

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seed coat

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protective covering of a seed from a flowering plant

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style

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an extension of the flower's ovary, shaped like a stalk, that support the stigma

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fertilization

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process of enabling reproduction by pollination or insemination

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Angiosperm

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a plant that prduces seeds in flowers

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cotyledon

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a seed leaf inside a seed

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ovary

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the structure that contains ovules and will develop into fruit following fertilization

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epidermis

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outermost layer of cells covering roots, stems, leaves, and flower parts

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Brassica rapa

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widely cultivated plant that has a large fleshy edible white or yellow root

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root hair

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a fine growth from the outer cells of a plant root that looks like a hair and absorbs nutrients

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stamen

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the male reproductive structure in the flower that consists of a filament topped by a pollen-producing anther

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photosynthesis

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process where plants capture light energy from the sun and convert it into sugar

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Germination

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to start to grow from a seed

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xylem

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a specialized plant tissue that transports water and minerals from one part of the plant to another

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seed

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a plant part produced by sexual reproduction that contains the embryo

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phloem

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a specialized plant tissue that transports sugar molecules from one part of the plant to another

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Anther

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a male flower part at the top part of a stamen and holding the pollen in sacs

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stomata

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openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow carbon dioxide to enter the leaf and allow water and oxygen to leave the leaf

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flower

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a colored, sometimes scented, part of a plant that contains reproductive organs

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monocot

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One coteyldon
[Petals are found in mutiples of 3]

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Dicot

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Two coteyldons
[Petals are found in multiples 2,4 &5.]