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Plant Parts & Functions
Unit A, Chapter 3, Carter Lomax, Mr. D.
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5th Grade
03/28/2008

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STOMATA

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TINY HOLES IN  A LEAF WHERE CARBON DIOXIDE ENTERS
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CHLOROPLASTS
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THE PART OF LEAF CELLS WHERE THE FOOD-MAKING PROCESS TAKES PLACE
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CHLOROPHYLL
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A PIGMENT THAT HELPS PLANTS USE LIGHT ENERGY TO MAKE SUGARS
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ROOT HAIRS

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TINY PARTS OF THE ROOTS THAT TAKE IN WATER AND MINERALS FROM THE SOIL

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FIBROUS ROOTS
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ROOTS THAT FORM A THICK AND TANGLED MAT JUST UNDER THE SURFACE OF THE SOIL
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PROP ROOTS

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ROOTS THAT BEGIN ABOVE GROUND SO THEY CAN KEEP TREES GROWING IN LOOSE, WET SOIL FROM BEING BLOWN OVER BY THE WIND

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TAPROOT
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A ROOT THAT GOES STRAIGHT DOWN SO IT CAN REACH WATER DEEP UNDERGROUND
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Leaf
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a plant part that is the "Food Factory" of the plant
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STEM
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A PLANT PART THAT HOLDS THE PLANT UP AND CARRIES FOOD AND WATER TO OTHER PLANT PARTS
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XYLEM

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TUBE IN PLANT STEMS THAT CARRY WATER AND MINERALS

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PHLOEM

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TUBES IN PLANT STEMS THAT CARRY FOOD MADE IN THE LEAVES TO OTHER PARTS OF THE PLANT
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VASCULAR
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PLANTS THAT HAVE XYLEM AND PHLOEM TISSUE
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NONVASCULAR
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PLANTS WITHOUT XYLEM AND PHLOEM TISSUE
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ANGIOSPERMS
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FLOWERING PLANTS
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GYMNOSPERMS
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CONE-BEARING PLANTS, CONIFERS
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