introductory horticulture

evaporation through the stems and leaves

small pores in leaf that allow the plant to breath and give off moisture

a system plants use to remove excess moisture from plant leaves

small green particle containing chlorophyll found in leaves

manufacture of food by green plants in which carbon dioxide and water combined in the presence of light and chlorophyll to form sugar and oxygen

a breathing process in which animals and plants consume oxygen and release carbon dioxide

the green substance that gives many plants their green color and is needed for photosynthesis

a force that causes molecules of substances, such as water, to stick to each other

conducting tissue (tubes) in plants that transports water and nutrients from roots to the stems and leaves

tubes in plants that conduct water and minerals from the roots upward

a force that causes substances to stick to things other than itself

tubes in plant stems that conduct food from leaves through the stem to the roots

green leaf like part of the plant that protects the flower bud before it opens

one type of the leaf on flowers. usually considered the most striking part of the flower

the female reproductive part of a flower; contains the female sex cells in the ovary

the male reproductive part of the flower containing the male sex cells or pollen

the liquid that gives the plant cell its shape and fosters the other cell structures

in center of nucleus.  during mitosis this divides into two identical parts and forms at each end of the cell

simple cell division for growth

the reproductive cell division that results in formation of gametes

a mature sex cell

the study of heredity