Plants Vocabulary

5. A layer of growing tissue in plants located between the wood and bark that produces new wood and bark
6. The slender stalk of a flower that connects the stigma to the ovary
7. The vascular tissue in plants that transports sugar and other organic nutrients from the leaves to the rest of the plant
8. Vascular plants that produce flowers and seeds enclosed with fruit
10. The female reproductive part of a flower
12. The process where plants lose water vapor from their aerial parts primarily through stomata
13. A plant organ primarily responsible for photosynthesis
14. Microscopic pores n the surface of plants, typically on leaves, that regulates gas exchange and transpiration
16. The modified, often colorful, leaf-like structures that form a ring around a flowers productive organs
17. A mature ovary of a flowering plant that usually contains seeds
19. A pair of specialized cells in the epidermis of plant leaves and stem that regulate the opening and closing of stomata
21. The outermost protective layer of a plant
22. The male reproductive organ of a flower
24. A reproductive structure of flowering plant containing the organs necessary for producing seeds
26. A reproductive unit, often a single cell, produced by fungi
28. A plants central axis that provides support and connects the roots to the leaves, flower and fruits

1. A specialized plant tissue that forms a transport system throughout the plant
2. A process of transferring pollen from male part of the plant to a female part of a plant
3. The vascular tissue in plants that transports water and dissolves minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant
4. A plant that does not produce flowers or fruit
6. A leaf-like structure that forms the outermost part of a flower
9. The plant tissue that is neither dermal nor vascular and performs essential functions like photosynthesis, storage and support
11. The sticky tip of a flower's pistil where pollen lands, initiating fertilization
15. The part of a flower's stamen that produces and contains pollen
18. A thread-like structure that can be a structural part of a plant's reproductive organ
20. A tubular outgrowth from an epidermal cell of a plant root that increases the surface area for absorbing water and minerals from the soil
23. A plants organ, typically growing underground, that anchors the plant
25. photoreceptor cells in the eye that detect color and detail in bright light
27. A mature ovule that contains an embryo