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AHSGE Science
III-2 Differentiate charcteristics of plants
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09/26/2007

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plant that has one embryonic leaf that develops during germination
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monocot
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plant that has two embryonic leaves that develop during germination
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dicot
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a plant that produces flowers which form seeds withing an ovary
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angiosperm
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a type of plant that does not produce seeds in a fruit, conifer plants that produce cones
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gymnosperm
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plant with needle-like leaves which sheds these leaves and grows new ones continuously throughout the seasons
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evergreen
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trees, shrubs, and woody vines that drop all of their leaves at the end of each growing season
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deciduous
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a network of connected tubes that moves raw materials within some plants
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vascular
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plants that are lacking connective, transport, or supportive tissues
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nonvascular
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describes a plant that has a flexible, usually green, stem
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herbaceous
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the green pigment molecule in plants responsible for trapping light energy needed of photosynthesis
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chlorophyll
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anther, stamen, pistil; used in the transfer of pollen and the production of a seed
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reproductive parts of a flower
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protective layer or covering over the tip of a root
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root cap
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specialized openings on the underneath surface of leaves that allow gas exchange to occur
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stomata
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the waxy covering of a plant
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cuticle
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