| A | B |
|---|
| monocot | a seed with one cotyledon |
| dicot | a seed with two cotyledons |
| transpiration | loss of water through the stomates |
| xylem | vascular tissue for transporting water & minerals |
| phloem | vascular tissue for transporting food |
| epidermis | outer layer of roots, stems, leaves, and other things |
| cambium | make new xylem and phloem cells |
| sepals | a part that protects the flower |
| stamen | male part of the flower |
| anther | male part of the flower that makes pollen |
| pistil | female part of the flower |
| stigma | sticky part of the pistil that catches the pollen |
| vegetative propagation | reproducing from a piece of a plant |
| tropism | growth in response to a stimulus |
| cotyledons | leaflike parts in the seed |
| root | part of the plant that anchor and absorbs water and minerals from the soil |
| root cap | hard end to the root that allows it to push through the soil |
| fibrous roots | roots that branch out in all directions |
| tap root | one main root that grows straight down |
| stem | the part of the shoot system that transports materials and holds the leaves toward light |
| herbaceous | a green stem that is bendable and can carry out photosynthesis |
| woody stem | rigid stem of trees and shrubs |
| leaf | part of the shoot system for capturing light, taking in gasses, and making sugar |
| mesophyll | part of the leaf where photosynthesis takes place |
| vein | vascular tubes in the leaves |
| petiole | the part that conects the stem to the leaf |
| flower | the reproductive part of the plant |
| filament | the support for the anther |
| petal | the colorfull part of the flower for attracting pollinators |
| pollinators | Any animal that transport pollen from flower to flower |
| pollen | a dustlike package to carry the sperm |
| style | tube that connects the stigma to the ovary |
| ovary | part of the flower that holds the seed |
| pollination | when the pollen lands on the stigma |
| fertilization | the meeting of the sperm and the egg |
| germination | when the seed gets filled with water and breaks open |
| primary growth | tips of roots and shoots increase in length |
| secondary growth | stems of plants growing wider |
| phototropism | growing toward light |
| auxin | hormones that control tropisms |
| annual | plants that complete their life cycle in one year |
| biennial | plants with a two year life cycle |
| perennial | plants that live for many growing seasons |
