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| 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. |
| nonvascular plant | A low-growing plant that lacks vascular tissue. |
| peat | The blackish-brown material consting of compressed layers of dead sphagnum mosses that grow in bogs. |
| Photosynthesis | The process by which plants and some other organisms capture light energy and use it to make food from carbon dioxide and water. |
| Rhiziod | A thin root-like structure lthat anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients for the plant. |
| Sporophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces gametes,or sex cells. |
| Tissue | A group of similar cells that perform a specific function in an organism. |
| 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 stuctures. |
| Zygote | A fertilized egg. |
| Respiration | The process of breaking down food in a cell to release its energy |
