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| taproot system | root system made up of one large root and many small, thin roots |
| fibrous root system | root system made up of many thin, branched roots |
| root cap | cup-shaped mass of cells that covers and protects the root tip |
| root hair | thin, hairlike structure on the outer layer of the root tip |
| phloem | tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals upward from the roots |
| xylem | tissue that carries food from the leaves throughout the plant |
| herbaceous stem | stem that is soft and green |
| woody stem | stem that contains wood and is thick and hard |
| blade | wide, flat part of a leaf |
| vein | bundle of tubes that contain xylem and phloem in a leafand |
| epidermis | outer, protective layer of a leaf |
| mesophyll | middle layer of the leaf tissue in which food-making occurs |
| stomata | tiny openings in the upper and lower epidermis of the leaf |
| chlorophyll | chemical pigment needed for photosynthesis |
| photosynthesis | food-making process that uses sunlight |
| chloroplast | organelle of a green plant where photosynthesis takes place |
| stamen | male reproductive organ in a flower |
| pistil | female reproductive organ in a flower |
| petal | kind of leaf that is often brightly colored |
| sepal | special kind of leaf that protects the flower bud |
| anther | part of the stamen that produces the pollen |
| filament | stalk of the anther |
| pollen grain | male plant reproductive cell |
| ovule | part of the ovary that develops into a seed after fertilization |
| embryo | undeveloped plant or animal |
| ovary | bottom part of the pistil |
| stigma | top part of the pistil |
| fertilization | joining of the male and female reproductive cells |
| pollination | movement of pollen from a stamen to a pistil |
| hilum | mark of the seed coat where the seed was attached to the ovary |
| seed coat | outside covering of a seed |
| tuber | underground stem |
| bulb | underground stem covered with fleshy leaves |
| vegetative propagation | kind of asexual reproduction that uses parts of plants to grow new plants |
| asexual reproduction | reproduction without the joining of male and female cells; needing only one parent |
| stimulus | something that causes a reaction to take place |
| tropism | growth of a plant in repsonse to something in the environment |
