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McDowell-Plants
McDowell
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6th Grade
01/28/2010

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Term
part of a plant where reproduction occurs
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flower
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male part of flower
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stamen
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where is the food made in a plant?
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leaves
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what is the plant food called?
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glucose (sugar)
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process where the seed begins to grow from the ground into a young plant
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germination
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tiny young plant in a seed
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embryo
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the seed is mostly made of this part
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stored food
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another name of "seed leaves"
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cotyledons
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plants that have veins that are parallel to each other and one seed leaf
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monocots
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top part of the pistil that collects the pollen
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stigma (sticky)
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female part of the flower
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pistil
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process where the pollen is transferred from the stamen to the pistil
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pollination
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name of cell"parts"
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organelles
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organelle where food is made
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chloroplasts
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chloroplasts are filled with this
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chlorophyll
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two organelles that plant cells have but animal cells don't
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cell walls and chloroplasts
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seed plants with vessels to transport materials around the plant
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vascular
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two types of vascular plants
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angiosperms and gymnosperms
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vascular plant that has flowers and produces fruit w/ seeds
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angiosperms
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pine trees and evergreen trees are this type of vascular plant
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gymnosperms (naked seeds)
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vascular tissue that transports food
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phloem (fffff sounds)
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vascular tissue that transports water
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xylem
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small openings in leaves where CO2 and O2 enter and leave
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stomata
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type of cell that protects the stomata
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guard cells
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name the reason we don't have cell walls
Definition
we have a skeletal system to support us
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what gives the plant its green color?
Definition
chlorophyll
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gas that is produced by photosynthesis
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oxygen
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besides carbon dioxide, what other two materials does a plant need to carry out photosynthesis
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water and light energy
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ferns do not reproduce with seeds but with these
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spores (just like fungi)
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part of the flower where the seed is made
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ovary
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type of flower that has both male and female parts
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perfect flower
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name of term that describes the joining of the female and male cells to form a seed
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fertilizer
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