iCEV Plant Science Part 1

specialized part of a cell which has a specific function

adenosine triphosphate, the molecule which provides the energy in the cells of all living things

structure of nucleic acids and proteins which carries genetic information in the form of genes

proteins which assist chemical reactions in living cells

flowering plants with two seed cotyledons

trees which bear cones and need-like or scale-like leaves

flowering plants with only one seed cotyledon

mature male or female sex cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction

embryos with two cotyledons

a group of plants which are selected for desirable traits and are maintained through propagation

short, fleshy undergrounds stem which is enlarged to store nutrients

process of converting light energy to chemical energy and storing it as food

evaporation of water into the atmosphere from the stems and leaves of plants

study of the movement, distribution and quality of water on Earth

study of Earth’s physical structure and substance

strand of conducting vessels in the stems or leaves of plants

thickening of roots and stems by cell division in the vascular cambium

part of the plant embryo which develops from the primary root

diploid stage in the life cycle of plants which produces haploid spores through meiosis

haploid stage in the life cycle of plants which produces haploid gametes through mitosis

large strengthened vein on the midline of a leaf

stalk which joins a leaf and stem

plants develop adaptive phenotypic characteristics due to changes in the environment

person or people who determined the name for a plant