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biology ch. 22 vocab
quiz monday/tuesday
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Biology
9th Grade
04/12/2011

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alternation of generations
Definition
plant reproduction that switches between haploid sex cells and diploid spores
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dicot
Definition
a plant with 2 seed leaves
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gametophyte
Definition
plant reproduction where sex cells only have half the genes to form a zygote
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woody plant
Definition
plant with a bark like structure as it's outer layer
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vascular tissue
Definition
specialezed plant tissue made oflignin which forms tubes to carry water and food
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cotyledons
Definition
seed leaves produced by the embryo in the seed
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antheridium
Definition
where pollen is produced
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bryophyte
Definition
plant with no vascular tissue; grows very close to ground
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fruit
Definition
structure that contains, protects, and feeds seeds
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tracheid
Definition
type of cell which forms lignin tubes that carry water and food throughout the plant
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pollen tube
Definition
forms to deliever sperm to egg in the ovule.
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phloem
Definition
specialized vascular tissue that transports food throughout the plant
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seed
Definition
plant embryo and a food supply in a protective covering
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angiosperm
Definition
plant whose seeds develop inside the flower
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pollen grain
Definition
male sex cell of seed bearing plants
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pollination
Definition
transfer of pollen from male to female parts of the plants
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seed coat
Definition
surrounds, protects, and protects the embryo of a seed plant and keeps the seed from drying out
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ovule
Definition
structure in ovary that produces eggs.
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gymnosperm
Definition
plants that have their seeds on the scales of cones
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ovary
Definition
surrounds and protects ovule and developing seeds in flowering plants
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tracheophyte
Definition
group of all plants with vascular tubes
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sporangium
Definition
spore capsule which eventually turns into haploid
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monocot
Definition
plant with 1 seed leaf
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archegonium
Definition
where plant eggs are produced
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sporophyte
Definition
zygote produces a spore that has a full set of genes to reproduce again.
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xylem
Definition
specialized vascular tissue that transports water throughout the plant
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herbaceous plant
Definition
plant with smooth, flexible stem
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