7th Science Plants Key Terms Flashcards
An organic compound made of chains of glucose molecules.
Cellulose
A waxy, protective on the leaves, stems, and flowers of plants.
Cuticle
An organism that uses outside energy source, such as the sun, and produces its own food.
Producer
Specialized plant composed of tube like cells that transports water and nutrients into some plants.
Vascular tissue
A leaf of a fern.
Frond
The diffusion of water molecules only through a membrane.
Osmosis
A structure that anchors a nonvascular plant to a surface.
Rhizoid
A layer of tissue that produces new vascular tissue and grows between the Phloem and Xylem.
Cambium
A type of vascular tissue that carries dissolved sugars throughout a plant.
Phloem
A type of vascular tissue that carries water and dissolved nutrients from the roots to the stem and the leaves.
Xylem
A small opening in the epidermis, or surface area, of a leaf.
Stoma
Plants were the seeds are produced in a cone.
Gymnosperms
A plant that has flowers and produces seeds.
Angiosperms
A plant embryo, its food supply, and a protective covering.
Seed
Male reproductive system of a plant.
Stamen
Female organ of a flower.
Pistil
A plant that is from that area.
Native Plants
Plants that are not from that area.
Invasive Plants
A series of chemical reactions that convert light energy into carbon dioxide and food for plants.
Photosynthesis
Leaves are narrow with parallel veins and its flower parts in multiples of 3.
Monocot
Leave veins are branched and its flower parts are in multiplies of 4 or 5.
Dicot
Plants that grow flowers, and produce seeds in one growing season.
Annual
Lives for more than two growing seasons.
Perennial
Plants that complete life cycle in two growing seasons.
Biennial
