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| Angiosperm | A plant that produces seeds that are enclosed in a protective structure "seed in a vessel or box" |
| Bog | A wetland where sphagnum moss grows on top of acidic water |
| Cell Wall | The boundary that surrounds the cell membrane in some cells |
| Cellulose | A chemical that makes the cell walls of plants rigid and strong |
| Chlorophyll | A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants as well as in algae and some bacteria, "green leaf." |
| Chloroplast | The structure in plant cells where food is made (green molded) |
| Cuticle | The waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of some plants. |
| Fertilization | The joining of a sperm and an egg cell. |
| Frond | The leaf of a fern plant. |
| Gamete | A sperm cell or an egg cell. |
| Gametophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces gametes,or sex cells. |
| Hormone | A chemical that affects growth and development of a plant. |
| Mesophyll | Cells that make up the middle flesh of a leaf, "middle leaf." |
| Dicot | An angiosperm that has two seed leaves when the seedling germinates. |
| Monocot | An angiosperm that has only one seed leaf when the seedling germinates. |
| Nonvascular Plant | A low-growing plant that lacks vascular tissue. |
| Ovary | A protective structure in plants that encloses the developing seeds. |
| Ovule | A plant structure in seed plants that contains an egg cell. |
| Peat | The blackish-brown material consisting of compressed layers of dead sphagnum mosses that grow in bogs. |
| Petal | The colorful, leaf like structures of a flower that attract pollinators |
| Phloem | The vascular tissue through which food moves in some plants |
| Photosynthesis | The process by which plants and some other organisms capture light energy and use it to make food from carbon dioxide and water. |
| Phototropism | Growth or movement of a sessile organism toward or away from a source of light. |
| Respiration | The process of breaking down food in a cell to release its energy |
| Rhiziod | A thin root-like structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients for the plant. |
| Root Cap | A structure that covers the tip of a root, protecting the root from injury. |
| Seed | The plant structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering. |
| Sepal | A leaf like structure that encloses the bud of a flower. |
| Sperm | The male reproductive cell, seed. |
| Sporophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces spores for reproduction |
| Stamen | The male reproductive parts of a flower. |
| Stigma | The sticky top of the carpel used to catch pollen. |
| Stomata | The small openings on the underside of most leaves through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move. |
| Style | The long tube leading to the ovary. |
| Thigmotropism | The turning or bending response of an organism upon touching a solid surface or object. |
| Tissue | A group of similar cells that perform a specific function in an organism. |
| Transpiration | The process by which plants release or lose water vapor through their leaves. |
| Tropism | The growth response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus. |
| Vacuole | A sac-like storage area in a cell, "empty space" |
| Vascular Plant | A plant that has vascular tissue, tubelike internal transporting tissue for moving water and nutrients. |
| Vascular Tissue | The internal transporting tissue in some plants that is made up of tubelike structures. |
| Xylem | The vascular tissue through which water and nutrients move in some plants |
| Zygote | A fertilized egg. |
| - ism | a belief, the process of |
| angio | a vessel, box, case |
| bio | life |
| cell | a granary, storehouse, or a small room for storage |
| chloro | green |
| con / com | with, together |
| cyto | a hollow place |
| endo | within, inner |
| eu | good, well |
| exo | out, outside, without |
| fertil | fruitful |
| gamete | a wife or husband |
| gymn | naked, bare |
| id / ic | a condition of |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| nuc | a nut |
| nucle | a little nut, the nucleus |
| -oid | like, form |
| ora | mouth |
| organ | an organ, an instrument |
| -ose /-ote | full of |
| phago / phage | eat |
| photo | light |
| phyll | leaf |
| phyte | a plant |
| pigment | paint |
| plasm / plasma | something molded or modeled |
| plast (o) | formed, molded, counterfeit |
| pod | a foot |
| pro | before, in front of, forward, for |
| proto / prote | first, original |
| pseudo | false |
| Rhyz | a root, growl |
| -sis / -sys / -tion / -tion | the act of |
| sperm | seed, male reproductive cell |
| spor | a seed |
| stom (a,ato,o) | A mouth |
| sym / syn | together |
| thesis | an arranging, to arrange |
| thigmo | a touch |
| trop | change |
| troph | nourish, food, nourishment |
| vac | empty |
| vas | vessel, duct |
| vascul | a little duct or vessel |
| xyl | wood |
| zoa / zoo | an animal |
| zyg | a yolk |
| Spore | A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism, a seed. |
| Cotyledon | A seed leaf that contains stored food for an embryo to use to begin growing. |
| Embryo | The young plant that develops from a fertilized egg or zygote. |
| gravi- | heavy |
