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Apologia Biology
Apologia Biology Module 14
Question | Answer |
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Alternation of generations | A lifecycle in which sexual reproduction gives rise to asexual reproduction, which in turn gives rise to sexual reproduction |
Annual plants | Plants that live for only one year |
Biennial plants | Plants that live for a year, lay dormant for a year, and then live and grow for one more year |
Botany | The study of plants |
Cotyledon | A "seed leaf" which develops as a part of the seed. It provides nutrients to the developing seedling and eventually becomes the first leaf of the plant |
Deciduous plant | A plant that loses its leaves before winter |
Dominant generation | In alternation of generations, the generation that occupies the largest portion of the lifecycle |
Girdling | The process of cutting away a ring of inner and outer bark all the way around a tree trunk |
Leaf margin | The characteristics of the leaf edge |
Leaf mosaic | The arrangement of leaves on the stem of a plant |
Perennial plants | Plants that grow year after year |
Phloem | Vascular tissue that carries substances downward in a plant |
Pollen | A fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants |
Reproductive plant organs | The flowers, fruits, and seeds of a plant |
Undifferentiated cells | Cells that have not specialized in any particular function |
Vegetative organs | The stems, roots, and leaves of a plant |
Xylem | A vascular tissue that carries substances upward in a plant |