Plants stems leaves roots, science terms – Flashcards
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What does the term global flood mean?
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Covered the entire earth
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The tissue through which water and minerals move up through a plant
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Xylem
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The layer of tissue just inside the epidermis of a plant's roots and stems.
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cortex
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An outermost layer of such plant parts as roots and leaves.
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epidermis
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A thin covering made up of cells that protect the root tip of plant as it grows into the soil.
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rootcap
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Any of the thread like projections from a plant root that absorbs water and dissolved minerals from the soil.
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root hairs
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The tissue through which food from t he leaves move down through the rest of the plant.
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Phleom
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The layer in plants that seperates the xylem from the phleom.
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cambium
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The loss of water through a plant's leaves.
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transpiration
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The food making process in green plants that uses sunlight
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photosynthesis
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The release of energy in plants and animals from food (sugar)
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respiration
