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10th Grade
02/03/2009

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vascular plant
Definition
A plant with vascular or conducting tissues, and true roots, stem, or leaves
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non- vascular plant
Definition
a plant with neither vascular tissue nor true roots, stems, or leaves
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xylem
Definition
the plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals
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phleom
Definition
the plant tissue that transports organic compounds in both directions
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sepal
Definition
the leaf-like parts on a flower
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petal
Definition
the usually colorful leaf-like parts beneath the sepal
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stigma
Definition
the tip of the style where pollen grains are trapped
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pistil
Definition
the female reproductive structure in a flowering plant
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style
Definition
the structure that anchors the stigma to the ovary
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ovary
Definition
the female structure that produces eggs
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stamen
Definition
the male reproductive structure in a plant
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anther
Definition
the structure that produces cells that develop into pollen grains
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filament
Definition
the structure that supports the anther
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palisade mesophyll
Definition
a layer of cells in a leaf directly beneath the surface
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epidermis
Definition
a layer of cells that forms a protective covering on the outer surface
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epidermis
Definition
a layer of cells that forms a protective covering on the outer surface
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spongy mesophyll
Definition
a layer of loosely spaced cells in a leaf
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stomata
Definition
tiny pores located on the underside of a leaf
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guard cell
Definition
the cell that controls the opening and closing o fhte stomata
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moncot
Definition
flower in parts in threes, leaves have parallel veins, bundles of vascular tissue are scattered
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dicot
Definition
flower parts in fours or fives, leaves with branching veins, bundles of vascular tissue are in a ring
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Gymnosperms
Definition
nonflowering conifers do not flower. They have male and female cones. Pollination unites the male and female gametophytes
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Angiosperms
Definition
Flowering Flowering plants are the most abundant. They produce fruits and flowers, but most depend on animals, like bees, for pollination
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Roots
Definition
Supply plant with water and dissolved minerals from the soil, support and anchor the plant, and
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