Chapter 12,13: Plants
Seed plants from jdrinks
Plants Vocabulary
1) Photosynthesis: process that plants use to make their own food
2) Cell wall: surrounds the cell membrane and supports the plant cell
3) Chloroplast: organelle that contain chlorophyll
4) Nonvascular plant: plant that lack specialized conducting tissues and true roots, stems, and leaves
5) Vascular plant: plant that has specialized tissues that conduct material from one part of the plant to another
6) Gymnosperm: nonflowering seed plant, such as a pine tree
7) Angiosperm: flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit, such as apple trees
8) Pollen: tiny granules that contain the male gametophyte of seed plants
9) Pollination: transfer of pollen from male to female reproductive structures
10) Xylem: vascular tissue that transports water
11) Phloem: vascular tissue that transports food
12) Root: underground part of a plant that provides water and minerals
13) Stem: part of a plant that connects the plant’s roots to its leaves and flowers
14) Sepal: one of the outermost rings of modified leaves that protect the flower bud
15) Petal: one of the ring or rings of the brightly colored, leaf shaped parts of the flower
16) Stamen: male reproductive structure of a flower consisting of a filament and anther
17) Pistil: female reproductive structure of a flower consisting of an ovary, style, and stigma
18) Ovary: lower part of a pistil that produces eggs in ovules
19) Chlorophyll: green pigment in a chloroplast that collects sun’s energy
20) Deciduous: trees that lose all of their leaves around the same time each year