Plant Vocabulary

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  1. 1. Male structures of gametophyte plant that produce sperm
  2. 4. Female structures of gametophyte plant that produce ova
  3. 8. Plant cell layer that controls passage of materials in and out
  4. 11. Male reproductive structure in higher plants
  5. 12. fluid conducting tube; visible vascular tissue in leaves
  6. 16. Outermost modified leaf structure present in flowers; photosynthetic
  7. 18. Simple vascular plants that are grouped in Class Filicineae
  8. 20. Spore-producing plant
  9. 21. Contains RNA; involved in ribosome production
  10. 25. Release of water into air spaces between cells in leaves
  11. 29. Process of converting light energy to glucose
  12. 30. Organelle where photosynthesis takes place
  13. 31. Large storage organelle of plant cell
  14. 32. Angiosperms that produce seeds that have only one part; not divisible into two cotyledons
  15. 33. Specialized leaf of a Spermopsid plant; a gymnosperm cone scale
  16. 38. Haploid photosynthetic structure of ferns; develops into gametophyte
  17. 41. Powerhouse of the cell; produce ATP (energy)
  18. 44. Ovarian structure of angiosperms
  19. 46. Tiny root-like structures that anchor non-vascular plants to ground
  20. 48. Leaf stem of a dicot leaf; attaches leaf to branch
  21. 49. contains paired chromosomes
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  1. 2. Plant tissue specialized for mitosis; the growing region
  2. 3. Specialized openings on leafy surfaces that ensure gas exchange without dehydration
  3. 5. Plant cell layer made of cellulose
  4. 6. Plants that come back year after year
  5. 7. Waxy layer that prevents water moving back out of xylem
  6. 9. Movement of sugars via concentration gradients
  7. 10. Cell division that produces two daughter cells genetically identical to parent
  8. 13. Male structures of flower; surround female parts
  9. 14. Meristematic tissue found at the tips of roots and stems; elongation
  10. 15. Green pigment located in chloroplast
  11. 17. Structures found in lower side of fronds; contain clusters of sporangia
  12. 19. Tissue involved in transport of water and dissolved nutrients
  13. 22. Leafy green, fan-like structures of ferns
  14. 23. Gamete-producing plant
  15. 24. Where embryonic food is stored in seed of monocots
  16. 26. Meristematic tissue that runs the length of the plant body
  17. 27. Tissue involved in transport of sugar-rich fluid
  18. 28. Female parts of flower; innermost structures
  19. 34. Thread-like chain of cells that forms earliest stages of moss gametophyte
  20. 35. Post office of the cell; package and transport proteins
  21. 36. Sausage-shaped cells that open and close each stoma
  22. 37. Reproductive structure of angiosperms
  23. 39. Protein producer of cell
  24. 40. Contains half the chromosomes; not paired
  25. 42. Plants that produce seeds in spring and summer, then die
  26. 43. Cell division of diploid parent cell producing four haploid daughter cells
  27. 45. Angiosperms that produce seeds that can be divided into two cotyledons
  28. 47. Plant organ that is specialized for photosynthesis