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Nitrogen Fixation |
Process by which bacteria take nitrogen from the air and fix it in to a form that plants can use. |
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Pollen |
The case that encloses the sperm. Only found in Cone plants and flowering plants. |
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Transpiration |
The loss of water from plants through the stomata. |
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Adaptation |
Any characteristic that allows a plant to survive in their environment. |
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Pollination |
The process of transferring pollen from one plant to another. |
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Cuticle |
A waxy, transparent layer covering the epidermis of certain leaves. |
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Guard Cell |
One of the two epidermal cells that surround the stomata and allow it to open and close. |
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Vascular Tissue |
General term for the cells that transport water, dissolved foods and other substances in plants. |
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Root Hair |
A projection of an epidermal root cell that increases surface for water absorption. |
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Seed |
After the sperm and egg fuse in some plants this structure is formed. It can be planted and a new plant will grow. |
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Photosynthesis |
Process in which plants use sunlight energy to make high energy sugars (glucose). |
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Tuber |
An enlarged tip of a rhizome swollen with stored food. (ex. potato) |
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Tropism |
An involuntary growth response of an organism to a stimulus. |
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Stomata |
Pores regulating the passage of air and water vapor to and from the leaf. |
