Carries water and nutrients from the root hairs upward through the root and stem to the leaves
What is xylem?
The three main parts of a seed
What are embryo, endosperm, and seed coat?
A creeping stem that grows along the surface of the ground in most grass plants
What is a stolon?
The German botanist know for discovering many complex details of plant reproduction
Who is Christian Konrad Sprengel?
A young plant that is able to survive without cotyledons
What is a seedling?
Type of flowers usually found in the center of a composite flower head
What are disk flowers?
The upward force in the transport tubes produced by water entering the root hairs
What is root pressure?
The part of a plant embryo that develops into the root system
What is the radicle?
The primary purpose of flowers
Plants that have nonwoody stems
What are herbaceous plants?
Water and dissolved chemicals are absorbed through the cell membrane of the root hairs in this process
What is osmosis?
A fruit develops from this part of the flower
What is the ovary?
Leaves that attach directly to a stem are these type of leaves
What are sessile leaves?
The leaf-like structures at the base of a flower's petals
What are sepals?
The food-making process of plants
What is photosynthesis?
The storage cells that surround the root's transport tubes form this
What is the cortex?
An underground structure made of thick, fleshy leaves surrounding a very short stem
What is a bulb?
A plant that needs two growing seasons to complete its life cycle
What is biennial?
The main force that brings water up a plant's transport tubes is this (the loss of water from leaves)
What is transpiration?
The part of the stamen that produces pollen grains
What is the anther?
Birds and other animals can aid in this type of dispersal of seed
What is agent dispersal?
A leaf that has more than one blade joined to the petiole is this kind of leaf
What is a compound leaf?
Scientific term for plants that produce seeds covered by a flower
What are angiosperms?
The member of the parsley family that is also know as wild carrot
What is Queen Anne's lace?
The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the top of the pistil
What is pollination?