The Vascular System in Plants
A small opening in a leaf that allows gases to enter and leave (plural is stomata)
What is Stoma?
The green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis
What is Chlorophyll?
A cell that opens and closes stomata.
What is Guard Cell?
The upper part of the pistil, on the tip of the style.
What is Stigma?
The female organ of reproduction in a flower.
What is Pistil?
The vascular tissue in plants that carries food from leaves to other parts of the plant
What is Phloem?
The process in which a plant makes food
What is Photosynthesis?
Plants use water and carbon dioxide to make
What is Sugar?
The lower part of the pistil that contains eggs.
What is Ovary?
Start to grow into a new plant.
What is Germinate?
The stalk that attaches a leaf to a stem
What is Petiole?
The simple sugar that plants make during photosynthesis. It contains stored chemical energy.
What is Glucose?
The process in which cells break down food to release energy.
What is Cellular Respiration?
Tiny grains containing sperm.
What is Pollen?
What is Nectar?
The vascular tissue in plants that carries water and minerals from roots to stems and leaves.
What is Xylem?
A chemical that absorbs certain types of light
What is Pigment?
The breeze you feel on your face is moving what?
What is Air?
A fertilized cell.
What is Zygote?
The male organ of reproduction in a flower, which includes the anther and filament.
What is Stamen?
Ring in a tree trunk formed by the growth of wood in layers
What is Annual Growth Ring?
Organelles in plant cells where photosynthesis take place.
What is Chloroplast?
The oxygen that plants produce comes from?
What is Water?
The process by which pollen is transferred from the stamen to the pistil.
What is Pollination?
Contain the embryo, or beginning stages of a new plant.
What is Seeds?