Plants 2

• Anthar

  Part of the stamen where pollen is deposited
• Mesophyll Spaces

  • Where gases move around in the leaf
• Phloem

  Carries food away from the leaf
• Xylem

  • Supplies water to the leaf
• Air Spaces

  • Where gases move around in the leaf
• Lower epidermis

  • Transparent and waxy layer that reduces water loss
• Cuticle

  Waxy layer on the upper surface of a leaf
• Stomata

  • Where gases enter and exit the leaf
• Chloroplast

  Contains chlorophyll
• Germination

  Process by which new baby seedlings are formed from an embryo (plumule, radicle, cotyledons)
• Tropism

  Growth response of a plant to a stimulus
• The stem supports the plant
• The leaf prepares food by photosynthesis
• The fruit protects the seeds
• The flower helps with reproduction
• The root absorbs water and minerals
• Leaves need carbon dioxide to carry out respiration
• Respiration

  Process by which organisms release energy from food
• Plant types

  • Monocot
  • Dicot
• The ovary makes the fruit
• The carpel is made up of the stigma and style
• The ovary contains the ovules which develop into seeds