A | B |
Stomata | tiny opening or pore, found mostly on the underside of a plant leaf and used for gas exchange |
ovary | a part of the pistil of a flower |
Respiration | The release of energy from glucose or other organic substances inside living cells |
Lenticels | a spongy area present in the cork surfaces of the stems, roots, and other parts of vascular plants |
Xylem | tissue in plants that carries water and minerals up |
Phloem | part of plant that carries food down |
Photosynthesis | process of how plants make food |
Propagation | terms describing plant growth other than the use of seeds |
Cambium | a layer of tissues that are the sources of cells |
Stamen | male part of the flower |
Pistil | female part of the flower |
Petiole | the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem; |
Heartwood | old xylem cells |
blade | the entire leaf |
apex | top of the leaf |
base | the bottom of a leaf |
margin | the edges of a leaf |
cuticle | the waxy layers on leave |
pistillate | flower that is missing the stamen |
petals | colored part of a flower |
Chloroplasts | absorb light and use it in conjunction with water and carbon dioxide to produce sugars, the raw material for energy |