Plant Science Flashcards
series of chemical reactions convert food molecules into ATP
Cellular respiration
usable power
energy
diffusion of water
osmosis
plants reaction to the number of hours in darkness
Photoperiodism
any change in the environment that causes organisms to respond
stimulus
layer of plant tissue that produces new vascular tissue and grows between xylem and phloem
cambium
opening in a leaf
stoma
group of cells in an organism
tissue
carries water and dissolved NUTRIENS from roots to stem and leaves
xylem
carries dissolved SUGARS
phloem
forms from flower and has one or more seeds
fruit
pollen grain lands on FEMALE reproductive structure (says pollen grain twice)
Pollination
structure that forms from tissue in the MALE reproductive structure
pollen grain
haploid generation of a plant
spore
leaf or fern
frond