| A | B |
|---|
| fibrous roots | thin bundle of long roots that branch out |
| tap roots | thick body with fine root hairs |
| root cap | end of root that is made of thicker layers of cells that protect root as it grows |
| sap | the food plants make |
| xylem | veins in stem that travel from roots to top of plant. carries water and minerals |
| phloem | veins in stem that travel from top of plant to roots. carries food |
| simple leaves | one leaf(blade) on stem |
| compound leaves | multiple leaves (blades) on one stem |
| parallel veins | veins that travel in straight lines from tip of leaf to stem |
| netted veins | veins that branch out over leaf in no set pattern |
| chlorophyll | chemical in plant that allows photosynthesis |
| photosynthesis | plants' way of making food |
| stomata | openings on bottom of leaves through which plants breathe |
| sepal | bottom layer of petals, protects bud |
| female parts of flower | pistil, style, ovary, stigma |
| male parts of flower | stamen, filament, anther |
| pollination | male pollen falls into female ovary |
| cross-pollination | pollen of one plant is carried to another plant of the same type |
| vegetative reproduction | asexual reproduction |
| self-pollination | plants that have both male and female parts and can pollinate themselves |
| gymnosperm | non-flowering plants |
| angiosperm | flowering plants |
| monocot | flower parts in 3's, parallel veins in leaves, vascular bundles are scattered |
| dicot | flower parts in 4's or 5's, netted veins in leaves, vascular bundles arranged in circle |
| hydrotropism | plant growth affected by water source |
| phototropism | parts of plant (leaves, roots, other parts) growth is affected by light source |
| geotropism | roots grow down as response to gravity |
| transpiration | water evaporates from leaves into air |
| cambium | where new bark is created |
| sapwood | carries water from roots of TREE to leaves |
| heartwood | dead core in center of tree trunk |
| vein | carries food from leaves to roots and water from roots to leaves |
