Life Science 7 - Chapter 3.1

2. very center of a wood stem where food is often stored
5. enlarged tip of a rhizome that stores food
7. flowering plant that lives for more than two years
9. layer of a woody stem that produces new vascular tissue
12. vascular tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots throughout the plant
13. term used to describe roots that do not have a tap root
16. lacking vessels for transporting materials
19. vascular cone-bearing plant with seeds that are not enclosed
24. structure found in a leaf in which photosynthesis occurs
29. vascular plant tissue that transports food from the leaves to the rest of the plant
30. waxy covering on the epidermis of a leaf
31. large root that grows downward and has smaller roots branching off from it
32. large, divided leaf usually found on a fern

1. plant that completes its life cycle in two growing seasons
3. area uniquely designed for an organism to live and thrive
4. structure that connects a leaf to a stem
6. vascular plant that produces seeds in flowers
8. partially or totally decayed organic matter
10. tough outer layer of a woody stem that protects the plant
11. most common gymnosperm that is usually evergreen
14. separation of a parent plant into parts that develop into whole new plants
15. single, small opening in a leave through which gases go in and out
17. smallest rock particles found in soil
18. containing vessels for transporting materials
20. nonvascular plant that absorbs nutrients and water directly
21. plant that grows on another plant, which it uses for support but NOT for nutrients
22. reproductive unit found on the underside of fronds
23. plant that produces one seed leaf
25. horizontal underground stem
26. plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season
27. slender structure that turns and responds to touch
28. plant that produces two seed leaves
33. portion of the plant that resides in the ground and is responsible for absorbing nutrients and water