Plant Biology Vocab

2. A one-seeded dry indehiscent fruit that is held freely within the pericarp
4. Plant tissue of the outer layers of plant stems and roots
7. A pigmented plastid that contains carotenoids
10. The place on a plant stem where a leaf develops
12. A green pigment located in the chloroplast
13. A dry indehiscent fruit in which seeds are firmly attached to the fruit wall
14. Plant tissue the moves water and nutrients from the roots throughout the plant
15. Growing from an unusual place
16. A type of fruit that will split open at maturity and freely release seeds for dispersal
18. Plant tissue that carries photosynthetic products synthesized in the leaves down through the plant

1. An organism that uses external sources of food and energy
3. A dry, dehiscent pod that opens along two seams at maturity
4. A plastid that contains chlorophyll
5. A dry dehiscent fruit that splits along the length of the fruit releasing seeds for dispersal
6. A permeable membrane that surrounds a vacuole
8. Part of stamen that produces pollen
9. A fruit with a fleshy, soft mesocarp and a seed enclosed by a hard, stony endocarp
11. Least differentiated cells that are responsible for cell formation and growth
17. A type of fruit that keeps the seeds within the fruit walls after leaving the parent plant