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20 Cards in this Set
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the food and manufacturing process in green plants that combine carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and oxygen |
photosynthesis |
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process which plant leaves, stems and roots consume oxygen and give off carbon dioxide |
respiration |
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process by which plant roots take in water and air |
absorption |
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process by which plants loose water from leaves and stems through evaporation |
transpiration |
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when food and nutrients are moved within a plant from one plant part to another |
translocation |
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the plant process that increases plant numbers
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reproduction |
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basic unit of growth |
plant cells |
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when a plant first starts to grow from a seed |
juvenile |
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when a plant produces flowers, seeds and fruits |
reproductive |
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when a plant rests or grows very little, if any |
dormant |
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location of plant's genetic and hereditary make-up |
nucleus |
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the living matter of the cell |
protoplasm |
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rigid and provides support for the cell and thus the whole part |
cell wall |
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usually one type of cell |
simple |
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several types of cells |
complex |
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near tip of stems and roots where cell division and enlargement occur |
meristematic |
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increase growth in diameter of stems |
vascular cambium |
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have thick cell walls that strengthen and support plant structures |
collenchyma |
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fleshy part of plant that stores water and nutrients |
parenchyma |
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growth and development of buds, roots, leaves and stems |
vegetative |
