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Vascular Plants |
A plant that is characterized by the presence of conducting tissue. |
-Grass -Dandelions -Celery |
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Lignin |
Hard and woody structure of the plant root and of the trunk-forming substances. |
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Xylem |
Water transmission and support tissue in plants. |
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Phloem |
Forwarder in plants cells. |
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Tracheids |
Lignin formed from a wall of water conducting xylem cells. |
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Cohesion |
The force of attraction between the molecules. |
Water beading up on a hydrophobic surface. |
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Adhesion |
The attraction or force that holds different molecules together. |
Waters ability to stick to other things, like to the wall of the tube. |
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Sieve Tubes |
Phloem cells arranged in chains with openings at cell ends to create long channels. |
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Endosperm |
Surrounds the embryo within the seeds. |
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Cotyledons |
The first seed from single-or double-leaf. |
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Apical Meristems |
Root, stem, such as organs located at the tip of and allows longitudinal growth. |
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Seed Coat |
A seed covering, the shell of a seed. |
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Germination |
Sprouting of seed occurs when conditions are right. |
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Primary Growth |
Primary meristems of plants to the increase in height enables. |
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Node |
Points where leaves emerge from stem. |
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Root Cap |
Protective covering of cells over the root apical meristem. |
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Epidermis |
All parts of plants by wrapping them, layer protecting it from external influences. |
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Cuticle |
The upper membrane of the leaf. |
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Vascular Tissue |
Tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants. |
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Secondary Growht |
The plant is provided by lateral meristems, and the transverse growth performs. |
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Vascular Cambium |
Secondary lateral meristems and secondary wood pipe that floe. |
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Pericycle |
The outer cell layer of the central cylinder in plant roots. |
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Plant Growth Regulators |
Compounds in plants that are produced by genes and act similarly to hormones in animals; influence plant growth and development. |
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Auxins |
Various plant growth hormones. |
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Gibberellins |
A group item that affect plant growth. |
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Abscisic Acid |
Cell division provides for the closing of stomata to reduce the water in the mold. |
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Ethylene |
It is effective in seed germination and budding. |
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Tropism |
Movements that occur depending on the direction of the stimulus. |
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Phototropism |
It is a movement towards light stimuli. |
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Gravitropism |
The reaction to the force of gravity plants. |
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Photoperiodism |
The plants response to the length of a given biological day and night. |
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Phytochrome |
In plants, light-sensitive pigment. |
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