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| one type of vascular tissue through which food moves. When food is made it enters into the phloem and travels to other parts of the plant. |
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| Vascular tissue in which water and minerals travel through. Water and minerals from the soil are absorbed into the plant's roots through the xylem and move upward into the stems and leaves. |
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| Tiny structures that contain the cells that will later become sperm cells. Pollen delivers sperm cells directly near the eggs so they can be fertilized. |
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| The young plant that develops from the zygote (fertilized egg). |
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| one or more seed leaves within the embryo that may or may not store food |
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| occurs when the embryo begins to grow and pushes out of the seed. |
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| a seed plant that produces naked seeds |
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| a structure that contains an egg cell |
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| the transfer of pollen from a male reproductive structure to a female reproductive structure. |
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| a leaflike structure that encloses a flower bud. It protect the developing flower and is often green. |
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| a leaflike part of a flower that is the most colorful part. Their shape, size and number vary greatly from flower to flower. |
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| a male reproductive part of a flower |
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| the female part of a flower |
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| a hollow structure in the base of a flower which protects the seeds as they develop |
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| a plant's growth response toward or away from a stimulus |
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| a plant hormone that speeds up the rate at which a plant's cells grow |
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| a plant that flowers when nights are longer than a critical length |
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| plants that flower when nights are shorter than a critical length |
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| the number of hours of darkness that determines whether or not a plant will flower |
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| a plant that has a flowering cycle that is not sensitive to periods of light and dark. |
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| a period when an organism's growth or activity stops |
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| plants that complete a life cycle in one year |
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| plants that complete their life cycle in 2 years |
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| flowering plants that live for more than 2 years. |
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