Plant Science Vocab

1. Plants with one cotyledon or one seed leaf in each seed
4. Plant that completes its life cycle in two years
6. An occupation completed for a significant period of a person’s life with opportunities
8. Vegetative part of a plant that is typically found underground;
9. A large membrane enclosed structure which contains DNA and controls the cell
12. Resting stage for seeds when environmental conditions are not favorable
14. Plant that continues to grow from year to year
16. Plants with two cotyledons per seed which are more complex in structure
17. Plants responding to light by bending in the direction of the light source

2. Structures within a cell which perform specific and important tasks
3. Tubes within a plant structure which transport water upward within a plant
5. Growth of the plant embryo
6. Fluid portion of a cell
7. Plant that completes its life cycle in one year
10. A plant’s response to day length which can affect flowering or production
11. Lack of a specific nutrient needed by a plant
13. Basic unit of life; smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
15. Tubes within a plant structure which moves food from leaves to the rest of the plant