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Plants and Cells
Plants
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Science
5th Grade
03/05/2013

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vacuole

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Definition
a part of a cell that stores water and nutrients
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tissue

 

 

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a group of the same kind of cells that work together to do a job
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organ

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a group of differrent tissues that join together to form one structure
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vascular

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describes the system of tubes in certain plants that  transports water and minerals
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xylem

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the tubes that carry water and minerals from a plants roots to its leaves
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phloem

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the tubes that carry sugar from a plants leaves to the rest of the plant
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chlorophyll

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a green substance that allows plants to make their own food
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chloroplast

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a structure in plant cells that stores chlorophyll
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photosynthesis

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the process by which plants use carbon dioxide and energy from sunlight to produce oxegen and sugar
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cellular respiration

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the process by which cells break down sugar to release energy,water, and carbon dioxide
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