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waxy, watertight, outer covering if nonwoody aboveground parts of a plant
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Cuticle
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opening in a leaf or a stem of a plant that enables gas exchange to occur
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Stoma
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one of a pair of specialized cells that border a stoma
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Guard cell
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system of vascular tissues that transport water and other materials in plants
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Vascular system
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plant that does not have a vascular system
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Nonvascular plant
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plant that has a vascular system
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Vascular plant
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structure that consists of a plant embryo surrounded by a protective coat
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Seed
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early stage in the development of plants and animals; term for a developing human during the first 8 weeks of pregnancy
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Embryo
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vascular plant that produces seeds
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Seed plant
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reproductive structure of angiosperms; produces pollen in the anthers of stamens and seeds in a fruit; the mature ovary of a pistil
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Flower
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type of vascular tissue in plants, that contains soft-walled conducting cells through which organic compounds are transported throughout the body of a plant
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Phloem
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type of vascular tissue in plants that contains hard-walled conducting cells that transport water and dissolved minerals upward from the roots to the leaves
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Xylem
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portion of a plant that grows mostly upward and aboveground
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Shoot
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portion of a plant that grows mostly downward and below ground
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Root
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region (or zone) of actively dividing, undifferentiated plant cells that are capable of developing into specialized plant tissues
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Meristem
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hypha that acts as an anchor for a fungus; hairlike projection that anchors a nonvascular plant
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Rhizoid
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horizontal underground stem
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Rhizome
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long, highly divided leaf of a fern
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Frond
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in plants, a cluster of non-green spore-bearing leaves; in animals, photoreceptor of the retina of the eye that detects color
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Cone
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seed plant that produces seeds that do not develop with a fruit
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Gymnosperm
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seed plant that produces reproductive structures in flowers and seeds within a fruit
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Angiosperm
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nutritious triploid tissue that develops in the seeds of angiosperms
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Endosperm
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monocotyledon; angiosperm that produces seeds with a single cotyledon
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Monocot
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dicotyledon; angiosperm that produces seeds with two cotyledons
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Dicot
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any nonreproductive part of a plant
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Vegetative part
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type of grass plant that produces edible fruits called grains and is grown as food for humans and livestock
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Cereal
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edible dry fruit of a cereal grass
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Grain
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