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Details Title: Plant Processes Description: Vocabulary words Total Flash Cards: 18 Created: 11/01/2004 15:02:17	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term sepal Definition leaf-like structures that cover and protect an immature flower Term stigma Definition the flower part that is located at the tip of the pistil Term ovary Definition the rounded base of the pistil Term spermcell Definition a cell produced by a male Term ovule Definition forms the egg that develops the seed Term pollen Definition the dust like particles that carry the male gametophyte of seed plants Term style Definition the long slender part of the pistil Term anther Definition what each stamen is topped by Term phototropism Definition a change in the growth of a plant in response to light Term gravitropism Definition a change in the growth of plant in response to gravity Term cellular respiration Definition the process of producing ATP in the cell from oxygen and glucose, releases carbon dioxide and water Term evergreen Definition describes trees that keep their leaves all year long Term stomata Definition openings in the epidermis and cuticle of a leaf that allows CO2 to enter the leaf Term tropism Definition a change in the growth of a plant in response to a stimulus Term chlorophyll Definition a green pigment in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis Term deciduous Definition describes trees with leaves that change color in autumn and fall off in winter Term transpiration Definition the loss of water from plant leaves through openings called stomata Term dormant Definition describes the inactive state of a seed