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The _______________ are vascular seed plants in which the ovule (egg) is fertilized and develops into a seed in an enclosed hollow ovary.
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Angiosperms
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The ______________ and petals together make up the perianth, or floral envelope.
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Sepals
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________ is the reproductive structure in plants that consists of a miniature plant, or embryo.
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Seed
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In _________________ (e.g., conifers), the other large group of vascular seed plants, the seeds do not develop enclosed within an ovary.
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Gymnosperms
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The primary root, or ___________, is the first organ to appear when a seed germinates.
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Radicle
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In gymnosperms, the radicle becomes a __________.
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Taproot
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The very tip of the root is covered by a protective, thimble-shaped root cap. Just behind the root cap lies the ___________ meristem, a tissue of actively dividing cells.
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Apical
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The ____________ occurs only in eukaryotic cells, and houses many different types of nucleic acids--the more famous ones being DNA and RNA.
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Nucleus
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The __________ is an area of the nucleus where ribosomes are constructed.
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Nucleous
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______ are the sites of protein synthesis.
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Ribosomes
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