Plant Terms

6. An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs
8. An organism that makes its own food
10. the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
11. Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy.
12. wall A rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms.

1. the directional growth of a plant in response to sunlight
2. Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates
3. (monocots) angiosperms that have only one seed leaf; one cotyledon, parallel leaf venation, and flower parts in multiples of three.
4. Green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis
5. pressure The pressure that water molecules exert against the cell wall
7. flowering plants that produce seeds in fruit
9. (dicots) angiosperms that have two seed leaves; seeds containing two parts; two cotyledons; broad leaves, branching veins and flower parts in multiples of four or five