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Plants
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Biology
10th Grade
01/22/2009

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Vascular Plants
Definition
Plants with conducting tissues and true roots, stems, and leaves
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Nonvascular Plants
Definition
Plants without conducting tissues nor true roots, stems, or leaves
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Xylem
Definition
Plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals upward
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Phloem
Definition
Plant tissue that transports organic compounds in both directions
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Gymnosperm
Definition
Plants that have their seeds in cones
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Angiosperm
Definition
Plants that bear fruits and flowers
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Monocot
Definition
Plant with one seed
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Dicot
Definition
Plant with two or more seeds
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Roots
Definition
Anchors the flower and absorbs water
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Shoots
Definition
Part of a vascular plant that is above ground
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Pistil
Definition
Female reproductive structure in a flowering plant
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Stigma
Definition
Tip of the style where pollen grains are trapped
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Style
Definition
Anchors the stigma to the ovary
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Ovary
Definition
Female structure that produces eggs
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Stamen
Definition
Male reproductive structure
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Anther
Definition
Produces cells that develope into pollen grains
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Filament
Definition
Supports the anther
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Petal
Definition
Colorful leaf-like part of the sepal
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Sepal
Definition
Leaf-like parts
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Cuticle
Definition
Waxy covering on the outside of the flower that cover the epidermis
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Epidermis
Definition
Layer of cells that forms a protective covering
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Palisade Mesophyll
Definition
Layer of cells directly beneath the surface
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Spongy Mesophyll
Definition
Layer of loosely spaced cells
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Stomata
Definition
Tiny pores on the underside of the cells
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Guard Cells
Definition
Controls opening and closing of the stomata
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Alteration of Generations
Definition
Generation that rotates between two species
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