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16 Cards in this Set
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botony
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the study of plants
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perennial plants
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plants that grow year after year
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annual plants
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plants that live for only one year
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biennial plants
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plants that live for two years
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vegetative organs
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the parts of a plant (such as stems, roots, and leaves) that are not involved in reproduction
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reproductive plant organs
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the parts of a plant (such as flowers, fruits, and seeds) involved in reproduction
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undifferentiated cells
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cells that have not specialized in any particular function
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xylem
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nonliving vascular tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals from the roots of a plant to its leaves
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phloem
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living vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances throughout a plant
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leaf mosaic
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the arrangement of leaves on the stem of a plant
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deciduous plant
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a plant that loses its leaves for winter
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girdling
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the process of cutting away a ring of inner and outer bark all the way around a tree trunk
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alternation of generations
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a life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form and a multicellular haploid form
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dominant generation
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in alteration of generations, the generation that occupies the largest portion of life cycle
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pollen
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a fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants
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cotyledon
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a "seed leaf" which develops as a part of the seed. It provides nutrients to the developing seedling and eventually becomes the first leaf of the plant.
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