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Chapter Ten Plant Life

Review these terms and this chapter will be fun.
Plants are interesting!!!

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pistilfemale reproductive organ in angiosperms made up of the stigma, style and ovary
rootstake up water and minerals, anchor the plant to the soil
palisade layerin the leaf of the plant, where food for the plant is made here
seed coatprotective covering that surrounds the seed
stomatalocated on the underside of the leaf, water vapor released through these openings
nonvascular plantswithout roots, stems, or leaves
vascular plantshave vessels to transport food, water, and minerals
guard cellscontrol the size of the opening to the stomata
antherpollen grains form here, part of the stamen
xylemtransports water and minerals up the plant
transpirationloss of water vapor through the stomata
phloemmoves food from the leaves to the root of the plant
pollinationtransfer of pollen grains from the stamen to the stigma
photosynthesisprocess that uses light to change water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and sugar
chlorophyllgreen pigment in plants that traps the light from the sun
stemsupports plants, stores food, and allows for movement of materials
leavestraps sunlight and makes food
seed plantsangiosperms and gymnosperms
gymnospermsvascular plant that produces seeds in cones
angiospermsvascular plant in which the seed is enclosed and protected inside a fruit
vegetative reproductionreproduction of new plants from roots, stems, or leaves. identical to the parent
spore reproductionnonvascular plants
stamensmale reproductive organ, slender stalk with a thick anther top
sepalsleaf-like parts that protect a developing flower
petalsprotect and surround reproductive organs of the flower
seed dispersaldone by animals, wind, water and sometimes humans


Mrs. Laffan

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