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Photosynthesis |
Process by which plants make their ownfood. |
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Chlorophyll |
A green pigment that captures energyfrom sunlight. |
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Producer |
An organism that makes its own food. |
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Nonvascular Plant |
A plant with no conducting tissues or trueroots, stems, and leaves. |
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Vascular Plant |
A plant that has specialized tissues thatconduct materials from one part of theplant to another. |
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Gymnosperm |
A woody nonvascular seed plant whose seeds are not inclosed by an ovary or a fruit |
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Angiosperm |
A flowering plants that produces seedswithin a fruit |
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Pollen |
Tiny granules that contain sperm of seedplants. |
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Pollination |
The transport of pollen from malereproductive structures to femalestructures of seed plants. |
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Xylem |
Vascular tissue that transports water andminerals through the plant. |
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Phloem |
Vascular tissue that transports foodmolecules to all parts of a plant. |
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Herbaceous stems |
Stems that are soft, thin, and flexible. |
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Woody stems |
Stems that are made out of wood andbark. |
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Stomata |
Tiny openings in the leaves that allowcarbon dioxide to enter the leaf. |
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Sepal |
In a flower, one of the outermost rings ofmodified leaves that protect the flowerbud |
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Petal |
The usually bright, leaf shape parts of aflower. |
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Stamen |
Male reproductive structure of a flower. |
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Pistil |
Female reproductive structure. |
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Ovary |
The lower part of the Pistil that produceseggs and ovaries. |
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Transpiration |
The loss of water vapor through theStomata in leaves. |
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Dormant |
Inactive state of a seed. |
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Germination |
The sprouting of a seed. |
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Phototropism |
A change in the direction a plant growsthat is caused by light. |
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Gravitropism |
The changes in plant growth caused bygravity. |
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Evergreen |
The trees that shed some leaves yearround so that there’s always some leaveson the trees. |
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Deciduous |
The trees that lose all their leaves aroundthe same time each year. |
