Chapter 14 Flashcards
1
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Botany
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The study of plants.
2
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Perennial Plants
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Plants that grow year after year.
3
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Annual Plants
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Plants that only live one year.
4
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Biennial Plants
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Plants that live for two years.
5
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Reproductive Plant Organs
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The parts of a plant (such as flowers, fruits, and seeds) involved in reproduction.
6
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Undifferentiated Cells
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Cells that have not specialized in anu particular function.
7
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Xylem
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Nonliving vascular tissue that carries wat and dissolved minerals from the roots of a plant to its leaves.
8
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Phloem
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Living vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances throughout a plant.
9
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Leaf Mosaic
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The arrangement of leaves on the stem of a plant.
10
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Leaf Margin
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The characteristics of the leaf edge.
11
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Deciduous Plant
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A plant that loses its leaves for the winter.
