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- 3. the ______ support the petals and protect the flower before it opens
- 4. the ability of seeds to germinate under different conditions and still produce healthy seeds.
- 6. embryos of _______ plants have one cotyledon
- 9. the stamen is made of the _______ and the filament
- 10. the ______ endoplasmic reticulum makes the proteins for the cell secretion and cell membranes.
- 11. a seed leaf that stores food in the form of starch and protein, which are used by the embryo.
- 14. a reaction that only occurs in the presence of light
- 17. female part of the flower
- 18. dicot plants have ___ cotyledons
- 20. the most basic unit of life
- 21. a horizontal stem that lies above the ground
- 22. a rhizome with a swollen tip of stored food
- 23. a flower with both male and female parts
- 25. the three primary parts of a seed are the ______, endosperm, and seed coat.
- 26. the _____ endoplasmic reticulum produces lipids and hormones
- 28. male part of the flower
- 30. a root system composed of no single main root, but many primary and secondary roots
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- 1. dicots are flowers with flower parts in multiples of four or ______.
- 2. photons are absorbed by __________, making energy
- 5. a thick underground stem that lies horizontally
- 7. stems store ______ that has been made by the plant
- 8. monocots have mutiples of _______.
- 12. a chemical process where plants absorb light and convert solar energy into stored chemical energy
- 13. the ability of seeds to germinate under optimal conditions.
- 15. the command center of the cell
- 16. plastids are organelles that ________ and store food
- 19. the process in which the seed embryo begins to grow.
- 22. a root system that is made of one main primary root and many secondary roots is a ______ system
- 23. if a flower has sepals, ______, pistils, and stamens, it is a complete flower
- 24. roots don't stop ________
- 27. the pistil is made of stigma, style, and _______
- 29. a flattened stem that has several fleshy leaves attached to it