plant vocab

3. a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.
7. flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk.
8. energy that travels by waves or particles, particularly electromagnetic radiation such as heat or x-rays.
9. the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support
11. a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.
12. the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either toward the source of light
13. energy that is stored in the bonds between chemical compounds, such as atoms and molecules.
14. process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves

1. the vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.
2. the growth of the parts of plants with respect to the force of gravity.
3. respiration process that cells use to make energy.
4. force within the cell that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall
5. any of the minute pores in the epidermis of the leaf or stem of a plant, forming a slit of variable width which allows movement of gases in and out of the intercellular spaces.
6. the process plants make food
10. the vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem.