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Flowers and Leaves

Terms describing parts of flowers & Leaves

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pistilfemale parts of a flower
cuticlewaxy layer
sepalprotection for a flower
stamenmale parts of a flower
petiolepart of leaf attached to stem
guard cellcontrols the size of the opening of the stomata
sunlightsource of energy that starts the photosynthesis process
oxygengas produced and released during photosynthesis
stigmasticky reproductive part of the flower
ovarygrows into fruit with seeds inside
pollen tubeway that the sperm from the pollen reach the egg
fertilizationthe union of the sperm from the pollen grain with the egg
pollinationthe transfer of pollen from one plant to another by wind, water, insects, or people
phloemouter layer of cells that carry food,
xylemcells that have large spaces to carry water
stomatea pore in the lower epidermis, surrounded by two guard cells
palisade layerright below the upper epidermis , is a layer of long column-like cells; where most of the photosynthesis takes place
spongy layerthe middle layer; has cells in an irregular pattern, the vein is in the middle of this layer


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