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Plant Unit
everything about plants (functions and descriptions)
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Biology
10th Grade
11/10/2015

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Roots
Definition
absorbs water and nutrients, anchors plant, stores energy, houses bacteria
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root hairs
Definition
spread out to get more water and nutrients
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meristem
Definition
releases new plant cells
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Stem
Definition
supports plant, transports water and nutrients, store nutrients, some may photosynthesis
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Vascular Tissue
Definition
transports water and minerals or nutrition
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Xylum
Definition
water from root
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Phloem
Definition
food from leaves
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Leaves
Definition
photosynthesis
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Chloroplasts
Definition
work to turn light energy into sugars
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Stomata
Definition
gas exchange
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Flower
Definition
to reproduce
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Sepal
Definition
protects flower before the blossem opens
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filament
Definition
holds anther up
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style
Definition
connects stigma to ovary
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Stamen
Definition
male parts (anther, filament)
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anther
Definition
produce pollen which contains sperm
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petal
Definition
attracks pollinators
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Pistil
Definition
female parts
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ovary
Definition
contains ovules; each ovule, if fertilized, becomes a seed
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pollen
Definition
plant sperm
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embryo
Definition
goes into plant; is a fertilizes an egg cell
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endosperm
Definition
sperm cell that fuses with female gametophyte; supplies embyro with food
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fruit
Definition
ripened ovary of flower; protects and helps disperse seeds
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root cap
Definition
protects root as it grows
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stigma
Definition
sticky top that catches pollen
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