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plant responses and growth
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Plant Sciences
8th Grade
05/09/2008

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fertilization
Definition
all plants undergo sexual reproduction that involves what?
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two
Definition

how many parts of the complex life are there?

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sporophyte
Definition
what is the first stage of the plant's life cycle?
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gametophyte
Definition
what is the second stage of the complex life?
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stomata
Definition
what is the underside of the leaf that has small openings, or pores called what?
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transpiration
Definition
what is the process by which water evaporates from a plant's leaves is called what?
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gymnosperm
Definition
what is a seed plant that produces naked seeds?
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grains of pollen
Definition
What do male plants produce?
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ovule
Definition
What do female plants contain?
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pollination
Definition
What is the transfer of pollen from a male reproductive structure called?
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petals
Definition
what are the colorful structures that you see when a flower opens?
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sepals
Definition
When the flower is still in a bud,  it is enclosed by a leaf like structure called what?
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tropism
Definition
a plant's growth response toward or away from the stimulus is called what?
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thigmotropism
Definition
what is the response of touch?
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phototropism
Definition

what is the response of light?

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gravitropism
Definition
What is the response of gravity?
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plant hormone
Definition

what is chemical that affects how the plant grows and develops?

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auxin
Definition
one plant hormone that is important is called what?
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air and food
Definition
what can people not live without?
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medication
Definition
what can plants be used for?
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