Plants For Food And Fibre

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transpiration

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the plant process that pulls water up from roots.

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capillary action

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movement of liquid up a narrow tube

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photosynthesis

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process by which plant lights energy, carbon dioxide.

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chloroplasts

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he structure in plant cells that carry out photosynthesis.

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cellular respiration

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the process which cells break down sugar particles.

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pores

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tiny openings in the cell membrane of plant cells.

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diffusion

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the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area with low concentration.

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concentration

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the number of particles of one substance in a certain volume of another substance.

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active transport

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the process which large particles cross the cell membrane.

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osmosis

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in cells, the movement of water across the cell membrane.

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gas exchange

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the process by which carbon dioxide and oxygen move in and out of the plant.

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life cycle

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the stages that an organism passes through in going from one generation to the next

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pollination

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the process in which male and female parts of plant.

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pollen

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the male part of a seed plant that unites with the female part to produce a seed.

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ovary

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a protective structure on the seed plant that contains the
ovule.

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ovule

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the female part of a seed plant that joins with the male part to produce a seed.

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pollinators

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an organism that carries pollen from one flower to another.

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vegetative reproduction

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reproduction of seed plants that does not involve the production of seeds.

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runners

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long stems that grow along the soil of the surface and produce new plants.

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rhizomes

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stems grow underground stems and produce new plants.

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suckers

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new plants that are produced from the roots of the parent plant.

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cuttings

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man

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grafting

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man

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Nutrients

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A component of food that supplies energy or building material to a living thing.

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living resources

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those living things that can be used to meet human needs.

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mineral particles

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particles in soil that come from rock that has been broken down.

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organic particles

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particles in soil that come from plants and animals that have died.

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humus

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partly decomposed material from plants and animals that once lived.

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crop rotation

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the practice of planting different crop in a particular field each year.

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yield

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the amount of useful plant material produced per plant, or per area planted in a particular crop.

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variety

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a group of organisms of the same species that has specific characteristics that can distinguish it from other varieties.

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traits

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a characteristic of an organism.

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selective breeding

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a technology for producing new varieties of an organism that chooses desired parent traits.

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genetic engineering

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process in single genes added to a plants genetic material

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gene

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pesticides

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biological control

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