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root cap

cone-shaped portion of a root tip that is made from dead cells.

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primary growth

growth of a root or stem in length

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osmosis

continual movement of water from a solution of higher water content through a semipermeable membrane into a solution of lower water content

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Secondary growth

growth of a root or a stem in diameter

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taproot system

system in which the primary root grows straight down and is longer than the secondary root that branches out from it

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fibrous root system

root system in which the primary root remains small and many slender secondary roots grows from it in all directions

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vegetative reproduction

form of plant reproduction in which a new plant grows

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semipermeable membrane

membrane that only certain molecules to pass through

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Xylem

tissue that carries water and nutrients from a plants’s roots hairs to the leaves

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Phloem

tissue that carries sugars from a plant’s leaves to the stem and root’s

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Transpiration

evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

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Bryophyte

plant without a vascular system

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Tracheophyte

plant with a vascular system

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spore

one-celled reproductive structure used by a non seed plant fungus or sporozoan to reproduce asexually

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Gymnosperm

non flowering seed plant that reproduces by seed’s formed in cones or cone -like structures

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Rhizoid

any of a bryophyte’s tiny, hairy -like threads that absorb water and nutrients

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Vine

any plant with long thin stem that grows along the ground or has tendrils that twine around a wall or other support

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