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Title: plant responses and growth

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Total Flash Cards: 20

Created: 05/09/2008 09:49:22

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fertilization
 Definition
all plants undergo sexual reproduction that involves what?
Term
two
 Definition

how many parts of the complex life are there?
Term
sporophyte
 Definition
what is the first stage of the plant's life cycle?
Term
gametophyte
 Definition
what is the second stage of the complex life?
Term
stomata
 Definition
what is the underside of the leaf that has small openings, or pores called what?
Term
transpiration
 Definition
what is the process by which water evaporates from a plant's leaves is called what?
Term
gymnosperm
 Definition
what is a seed plant that produces naked seeds?
Term
grains of pollen
 Definition
What do male plants produce?
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ovule
 Definition
What do female plants contain?
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pollination
 Definition
What is the transfer of pollen from a male reproductive structure called?
Term
petals
 Definition
what are the colorful structures that you see when a flower opens?
Term
sepals
 Definition
When the flower is still in a bud,  it is enclosed by a leaf like structure called what?
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tropism
 Definition
a plant's growth response toward or away from the stimulus is called what?
Term
thigmotropism
 Definition
what is the response of touch?
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phototropism
 Definition

what is the response of light?
Term
gravitropism
 Definition
What is the response of gravity?
Term
plant hormone
 Definition

what is chemical that affects how the plant grows and develops?
Term
auxin
 Definition
one plant hormone that is important is called what?
Term
air and food
 Definition
what can people not live without?
Term
medication
 Definition
what can plants be used for?