Large vein down the middle of the leaf

Pores in the underside of the leaf

Waxy substance that coats the leaf

The pigment that gives a plant its green color

Packages of chlorophyll found in leaf cells

The chemical process by which a plant produces food and occurs in the leaves of the plant. Water, light and air must be present for this to occur

The function of leaves is to make __________ for the plant.

The food that plants need to live:

Term for a leaf that has a special or unusual design for a special function:

The term for plants that trap and eat insects:

Plant with hinged leaves that close shut like the jaws of a steel trap to capture and digest insects

Underwater plant with hollow bladder-like leaves filled with water that are used to trap insects

The bright colors and honey-scented nectar of this plant lure insects into its tube-shaped leaves, where the insect drowns and is digested.

The sticky, glistening dew drops on this plant are the bait that attracts insects, but then captures them.

The two major systems of a plant

The part of the plant that grows below the ground

Type of root that goes deep into the soil

Thick , protective layer cells at the tip of the root

Tiny projections near the end of a root that help the root absorb water and minerals:

A type of specialized stem that grows along the surface of the ground; also called a runner

Term for plants that never touch the ground:

Examples of epiphytes:

Plant structure that stores energy for the plant underground

Part of the plant that is above the ground; includes stem, leaves, flowers

The upper part of the stem which produces the plant's growth

What two conditions are needed for a seed to sprout?

Tough material used to form the cell walls of plants

A colorful leaf surrounding certain flowers such as the dogwood and the poinsettia

Any growth response of a plant to a condition in its environment

Plants response to gravity

A plants growth response to water; plant grows towards the water

transfer of pollen from anther to stigma

The process in which an egg stored inside an ovule unites with a sperm cell from a grain pollen

The structure that allows the stomata to open and close

Part of flower that attracts bees

Part of plant that holds one or more undeveloped seeds that will develop into the fruit

Part of a plant that is the undeveloped seeds in the ovary of a plant

The living, miniature, undeveloped plant that is within a seed:

The part of a seed that acts as a food stored for the developing plant embryo:

The outer husk of a seed that covers and protects the seed and the embryo within it:

Person who studies plants

Plants store sugar in their roots in the form of

Term that means that a seed is alive but not actively growing

Rice and corn are examples of these grasses