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1. ovary Which part of the flower develops in a fruit ?

2. bulb What is an underground structure made of thick, fleshy
leaves surrounding a very short stem ?

3. compound leaf Which type of leaf that has more than one blade joined to
the petiole ?
4. stolon What is a creeping stem that grows above the surface of the
ground
5. radicle Which part of a plant embryo that develops into the root
System ?

6. plumule Which part of a part of the plant embryo that develops into
the shoot of the plant ?

7. sessile leaves Leaves that attach directly to a stem are called

8. biennial a plant that needs two growing seasons to complete its life
cycle

9. angiosperms Which type of plants produce seeds covered by a flower?

10. Christian Name the botanist who is known for discovering many
Conrad Sprengle complex details of plant reproduction?

11. sepals Name the leaf-like structures that cover and protect the
flower bud

12. transpiration loss of water from a plant through its leaves

13. Queen Anne's Which member of the parsley family that is also know as wild
Lace carrot ?

14. seedling What is a young plant that is able to survive without its
cotyledon ?

15. herbaceous Plants that have nonwoody stems are

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16. Photosynthesis Name the food making process in green plants that uses sunlight

17. anther the part of a stamen that contains the pollen.

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18. Pollination transfer of pollen from the stamen to the top of the pistil
19. vegetative repro- plant reproduction that does not involve flowers, seeds, or fruit
duction
20. petals the parts of the flower that attracts pollinators
21. spores tiny, one-celled reproductive structures found on ferns
22. node the place where a leaf attaches to the stem
23. pea family also called legumes
24. grass family the most important group of plants
25. mint family square and stout stems with flowers arranged in spikes
26. amaryllis family grow from bulbs and have stems called corms and
rhizomes
27. rose family Petals grow in multiples of 5
cup shaped blossoms with white, pink, or rose colored
petals
28. pea family plants help return nitrogen to the soil
29. buttercup family also called the crowfoot family because of their leaf shape that
resembles a bird's foot
30. xylem carries water and nutrients upward through root and stem to
leaves
31. disk the type of flowers usually found in the center of a
composite flower head
32. agent dispersal the scattering of seeds by animals, wind, and water
33. mechanical dis- When the ripened fruit bursts open and scatters the seeds some
persal distance from the plant.
34. bryophytes plants without vascular systems

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35. embryo, 3 main parts of a seed

endosperm,
seed coat
36. monocot plants with one cotyledon; long slender leaves with parallel
veins; petals in multiples of 3; fibrous root system

37. dicot plants with two cotyledons; have broad leaves with branching
veins; petals in groups of 4 or 5; large taproot

38. margin edge of leaf

39. grain fruit of a grass plant
40. root cap provides protection for the root tip
41. tracheophytes plants with vascular systems
42. annual A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
43. phloem carries sugars from the leaves to the stem and roots to be stored

44. osmosis how water and dissolved chemicals are absorbed through the
cell membrane of the root hairs
45. cortex forms from the storage cells that surrounds a root's trans- port
tubes
46. primary growth growth of a plant in length
47. secondary growth of a plant in diameter
growth
48. alternate What type of leaf arrangement is this?

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49. moisture, favor- What 3 things do seeds require to germinate?
able tempera-
ture, and
oxygen

50. chloroplasts green structures moving within a leaf cell under a micro-
scope

51. cotyledons a few weeks after planting beans, shriveled leaves in the
middle of stem are
52. root pressure upward force in the transport tubes produced by water
entering the root hairs

53. stigma, What are the 3 parts of the pistil?

style, ovary

54. anther, filament parts of the stamen

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