Plant Life Flashcards
energy
the ability to perform work or change an object
chlorophyll
a green chemical in plant cells that allows plants to use the sun’s energy to make food
chloroplast
part of a plant cell that contains chlorophyll; where photosynthesis takes place in the plant cell
phloem
the tissue through which food from the leaves moves throughout the rest of the plant
xylem
the tissue through with water and minerals move up in a plant
photosynthesis
the food-making process in green plants that uses sunlight
transpiration
the loss of water through a plant’s leaves
cell
the smallest unit of living matter
photo
light
eco
environment
ology
study of
syn/sym (syl, sys)
with, together
thet/thesis
put, place
grow
To increase in size and shape over a period of time
survive
To continue to live or exist
reproduce
To produce new individuals of the same kind
structure
A part of an organism’s body used to survive, grow, or reproduce
behavior
The way in which an organism acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus
tropism
tendency of a plant to turn or move in response to a stimulus
tropos- Greek for “a turning,”
biomimicry
the design and production of new materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological materials, structures, and systems.
bio- from the Greek for “life”
mimic- from the Latin “one who imitates, a mime”
