A | B |
Inactive period of time when the plant or seed | Dormancy |
Changes that plants make in their growth in response | Tropisms |
Plants that cannot circulate rainwater through their stems and leaves,but must absorb it from the environment that surrounds them | Nonvascular Plants |
Consist of several main roots that branch off to from a mass of roots | Fibrous roots |
Process where plants make their own food, a simple sugar, for survival | Photosynthesis |
Process of water being lost through the leaves of plants | Transpiration |
Plants with tube-like structures that provide support and help circulate water and food throughout the plant | Vascular plants |
A green pigment that absorbs the light energy from the Sun | Chlorophyll |
One large, main root with smaller roots branching off (ex. Carrots) | Taproots |
Process through which plants break down sugar to obtain energy | Respiration |