Chapter 4 Introduction To Plants

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Photosynthesis

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The process by which plants and some other organisms capture and use light energy to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

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tissue

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A group of similar cells that perform a specific function in an organism.

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chloroplast

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A plant cell structure in which photosynthesis occurs.

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Vacuole

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A large sac-like storage area in a cell.

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Cuticle

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The waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of most plants.

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Vascular Tissue

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The internal transporting tissue in some plants that is made up of tubelike structures.

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Fertilization

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The joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell.

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Zygote

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A fertilized egg.

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Nonvascular Plant

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A low-growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue.

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Vascular Plant

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A plant that has vascular tissue.

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Chlorophyll

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A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria.

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Sporophyte

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The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces spores.

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Gametophyte

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The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces gametes, or sex cells.

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rhizoid

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A thin, rootlike structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients for the plant.

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Bog

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A wetland where sphagnum moss grows on top of acidic water

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Peat

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Compressed layers of dead sphagnum mosses that accumulate in bogs.

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Frond

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The leaf of a fern plant.