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Plants
A review of terms
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Science
8th Grade
03/06/2007

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Glucose
Definition
A type of sugar created by plants
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Photosynthesis
Definition
A chemical reaction in which plants use the Sun and other substances to make food.
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Chlorophyll
Definition
The green pigment in plants
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Chloroplasts
Definition
The cell which contains chlorophyll
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phloem cells
Definition
Speciallised water conducting cells
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Vascular Bundle
Definition
Contains two types of plant tubes
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Respiration
Definition
The opposite of photosynthesis.
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stomata
Definition
Allows gases and water to exit from the leaf
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Monocot
Definition
A flowering plant with only one cotyledon.
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Xylem
Definition
Carries food materials away from the leaf
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Iodine
Definition
Chemical which tests the presence for starch
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Light energy
Definition
Energy used to allow photosynthesis to happen.
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Hydroponics
Definition
Growing plants with water but no soil.
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