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Plants
Chapter 2
10
Science
5th Grade
10/01/2010

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CORTEX
Definition
THE ROOT'S FOOD IS STORED HERE.
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TRANSPIRATION
Definition

THE PROCESS WHERE WATER EVAPORATES FROM THE LEAVES, AND MORE WATER MOVES UP THROUGH THE PLANT TO REPLACE LOST WATER

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CAMBIUM
Definition

THE PART OF THE PLANT THAT SEPARATES THE PHLOEM FROM THE XYLEM

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XYLEM
Definition
TISSUE THROUGH WHICH WATER AND MINERALS FLOW UP THROUGH THE PLANT.
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STIMULUS
Definition
ANYTHING IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT PRODUCES A RESPONSE.
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TROPISM
Definition
A PLANT BENDING OR CURVING AWAY FROM A STIMULUS.
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ADAPTATION
Definition
SOMETHING THAT HELPS AN ORGINISM SURVIVE IN ITS ENVIRONMENT.
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EPIDERMIS
Definition
THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF A ROOT, STEM OR LEAF.
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ROOT HAIRS
Definition
THREADLIKE PARTS OF CELLS ON THE SURFACE OF A ROOT.
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Definition
THE FOOD-MAKING PROCESS IN PLANTS.
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