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| Xylem | Vascular tissue that sucks water, minerals, and nutrients up from the roots and to the leaves. |
| Roots | The part of the plant that takes water, minerals, and nutrients out of the soil. It also anchors the plant. |
| Stems | The part of the plant that includes vascular tissue and supports branches and leaves. |
| Cambium | Vascular tissue that produces new xylem and phloem cells. |
| Phloem | Vascular tissue made up of tubular cells that transports food (glucose) from the leaves to the rest of the plant. |
| Leaves | The organs/part of the plant that traps sunlight and makes food through photosynthesis. |
| Stomata | Small pores in leaves that allow carbon dioxide, oxygen, and sunlight to enter the leaf. |
| Guard cells | Special cells that open and close the pores of the stomata. |
| Epidermis | The skin of leaves. |
| Palisade Layer | Layer of cells packed with chloroplasts. This is the photosynthesis center of the leaf. |
| Angiosperms | The largest Division of the ten Divisions in the Plant Kingdom. Its members are seed plants that flower and produce fruits. |
| Gymnosperm | A group of seed plants that reproduce using cones. Four divisions are members; Gnetums, Cycads, Gingkos, and Conifers. |
| Frond | The leaf of a fern. |
| Fern | The division of seedless plants that are vascular and have fronds. |
| Pioneer Species | Organisms that are the first to grow in new or disturbed areas. |
| Bryophytes | Mosses and Liverworts. Plants that are both Seedless and Non-Vascular |
| Sexual Reproduction | The creation of new life that relies on that fertilization of a female cell by a male cell. |
| Vascular Tissue | Is made up of the cambium, xylem, and phloem. All plants other than mosses and liverworts have it. |
| Spongy Layer | The layer of cells in a leaf that stores carbon dioxide and water for photosynthesis. |
| Transpiration | The process where water vapor escapes through a leaf's pores(stomata) |
| Photosynthesis | The process plants use to make their own food. It produces glucose and uses CO2, water, and sunlight. |
| Anther | The top if a stamen, it produces pollen grains for plant reproduction. |
| Stigma | The tip of the pistil, it is sticky and catches pollen grains to facilitate plant reproduction. |
| Filament | The stem of the stamen(s). |
| Style | The stem of the pistil. |
| Pollen | Male sex cells released by the anther. They meet with ovules for fertilization. |
| Ovary | The base of a flower's pistil, it holds two ovules and it is where fertilization occurs. |
| Ovules | A plant's egg cells. |
| Sepal | Green leaves underneath the flower that once covered the flower's bud. |
| Fertlization | The process by which a male sperm and female egg join together in an ovary to create a zygote. |
| Germination | The series of events that cause a zygote to grow and develop and hatch into a seedling. |
| Pollination | The process by which pollen travels from the anther, to the stigma, down the style, and into the ovary. |
| Pistil | The female reproductive organ of th flower. It contains the style, ovary, ovules, and stigma. |
| Stamen | The male reproductive organ of the flower. It contains the filament and the anther. |
