Order and Design Q6 Flashcards
a plant with a long, thin stem that grows along the ground or uses tendrils to climb a wall or other support
vine
plant reproduction that does not involve flowers, seeds, or fruit
vegetative reproduction
provides protection for the root tip
root cap
a root system that has a single main root that grows straight down and is much larger than the secondary roots that branch out from it
taproot system
the vascular tissue that carries sugars from the leaves to the stem and roots
phloem
the reverse of photosynthesis… using food to produce energy for life
cellular respiration
the process by which root hairs absorb water
osmosis
food produced by photosynthesis
glucose
the tendency of water molecules to move up tiny tubes
capillarity
chlorophyll-containing chemical factories within leaves
chloroplasts