plants and their envenronment Flashcards
plant that grows in land
terrestrial plant
plants that grows in water
aquatic plants
plants that grow in land and water
amphibian plants
plants that grow on other plants but not
epiphytes
process used by plants and other organism to convert light energy turn to chemical energy
photosytesis
parts of plants
seed, leaves, stem, flower, roots,
parts of seed
seed coat, cotyledon, embryo
the outer covering of the seed. it protects the seed from injuries and drying up
seed coat
the off white and the largest part of the seed. that provides the young plant or the seed the food it needs for growth
cotyledon
the young plant or immature plant found inside the seed. it will soon develop into a plant
embryo
seed with one cotyledon
monocot
seed with two cotyledon
dicot
the process by which the baby plants or embryo gets energy from the stored food in the seed and start to grow
germination
factors that affects germination
water availability and temperature
it activates the enzymes and chemicals that supplies energy for the embryo to grow
water