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23 Cards in this Set
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Chemical energy
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Stored in the bonds that hold molecules together.
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Asexual reproduction
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Reproducion that involves one parent and no egg or sperm.
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Roots
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Absorb water and minerals from the soil.
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Stoma
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A small opening in a leaf that allows gases to enter and leave. plural stomata.
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Ovary
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Female sex organ that produce eggs.
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Guard cell
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A cell that opens and closes stomata.
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Cellular respiration
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The process in which cells break down food to release energy.
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Stamen
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The male part of the flower.
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Germinate
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To start to grow into a new plant spout.
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Pollen
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The tiny structures of seed plants that contain sperm.
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Nectar
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A sweet liquid that many kinds of flowers produce.
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Pollination
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The process by which pollen is tranfered from the statement to the pistil.
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Pistil
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The female part of a flower.
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Photosynethesis
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The process in which a plant makes food.
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Pigment
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A chemical that absorbs certain types of light.
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Petiole
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The stalk that attaches a leaf to a stem.
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Chlorophyll
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The green pigment in plants that captures light energy for photosynthesis.
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Annual growth rings
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Rings in a tree trunk formed by the growth of wood in layers.
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Phloem
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The vascular tissue in plants that carries food from leaves to other parts of the plant.
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Zygote
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A fertilized cell.
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Sexual reproduction
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Reproduction that involves two parents, an egg and sperm.
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Photosynthesis
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The process in which a plant makes food.
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Xylem
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The vascular tissue in plants that carries water and minerals from roots to stems and leaves.
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