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chapter 1
plants/animal cells
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Science
5th Grade
09/06/2007

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chlorophyll
Definition
a green chemical in plant cells that allows plants to use the Sun’s energy for making food
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vascular
Definition
containing plant tissue through which water moves up and food moves down
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nonvascular
Definition
containing no plant tissue through which water and food move
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fungus
Definition
members of a kingdom that contains one-celled and many-celled living things that absorb food from their environment
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protist
Definition
a member of a kingdom that contains one-celled and many-celled living things, some that make food and some that hunt for food
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bacterium
Definition
a member of either of two kingdoms of one-celled living things that have no nucleus, or center, in their cell body
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root cap
Definition
a thin covering made up of cells that protect the root tip of a plant as it grows into the soil
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root hair
Definition
any of the threadlike projections from a plant root that absorb water and dissolved minerals from the soil
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epidermis
Definition
an outer most layer of such plant parts as roots and leaves
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cortex
Definition
the layer of tissue just inside the epidermis of a plant’s roots and stems
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xylem
Definition
the tissue through which water and minerals move up through a plant
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phloem
Definition
the tissue through which food from the leaves moves down through the rest of the plant
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cambium
Definition
the layer in plants that separates the xylem from the phloem
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chloroplast
Definition
the part of a plant cell containing chlorophyll, the green substance that enables the plant to produce food
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transpiration
Definition
the loss of water through a plant’s leaves, which draws water up through the plant to replace it
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photosynthesis
Definition
the food-making process in green plants that uses sunlight
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respiration
Definition
the release of energy in plants and animals from food (sugar)
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nucleus
Definition
control center of the cell that directs everything the cell does
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mitochondrion
Definition
the energy processor of the cell that supplies energy for the cell
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vacuole
Definition
a storage space for the cell—stores food, water, and wastes
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chloroplast
Definition
contains chlorophyll
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cell wall
Definition
rigid structure surrounding the plant cell
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cell membrane
Definition
holds the cell together
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