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14 Cards in this Set
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xylem
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tissue through which water and minerals flow up through the plant
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cortex
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a layer just inside the epidermis of roots and stems. It stores food.
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epidermis
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the outer-most layer of a root, stem, or leaf
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root cap
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a thin covering made up of cells. It protects the root tip as it grows into the soil.
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root hairs
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threadlik parts of cells on the surface of a root
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phloem
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tissue through wich food from the leaves moves down through a plant
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cambium
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a layer that seperates the xylem from the phloem. It is where the new xylem and phloem are made.
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transpiration
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water evaporates from the leaves, more water moves up through the plant
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photosynthesis
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plants food making process, hydrogen and carbon dioxide join in the prescence of sunlight and chlorophyll to form sugars and oxygen
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respiration
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the release of energy in plants and animals from food
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response
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what a living thing does as a result of a stimulus
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stimulus
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something in the environment that causes a living thing to react
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tropism
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a response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus
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adaptation
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a characteristic that enables a living thing to survive in its environment
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