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13 Cards in this Set
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Germination |
the process by which a plant embryo resumes its growth |
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Perennial |
a plant that lives for several years |
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Annual |
a plant that complete its life cycle and then dies within one growing season |
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Biennial |
a flowering plant that takes two growing seasons to complete its life cycle
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Primary Growth |
growth that increases the height/length of a plant |
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Secondary Growth |
growth that increases the width of a plants stem and roots |
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Apical Meristem |
produces primary growth through cell division |
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Cork Cambium |
layer of tissue under the cork layer where cork cells are produces |
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Vascular Cambium |
lateral meristem that produces secondary xylem and phloem |
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Annual Ring |
the growth ring formed in one season |
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Auxin |
the growth-promoting chemical that causes stems to bend |
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Hormone |
chemical produced in one part of an organism and transported to another part where it causes a response |
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Apical Dominance |
the inhibition of lateral bud growth on the stem of a plant by auxin produced in the terminal bud B |
