Eukaryotic Diversity-The Plants

A collection of vocabulary flashcards based on the lecture notes covering plant diversity, adaptations, and reproduction.

Vascular Plants

Plants that have specialized tissues for the transport of water and nutrients.

Bryophytes

Earliest nonvascular plants that lack roots and tissue for transporting water and nutrients.

Lignin

A hard, durable material that forms the inner cell wall and makes plant tissues woody.

Photosynthesis

The process by which plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose.

Angiosperms

Seed plants that produce flowers and seeds enclosed in fruit.

Gymnosperms

Seed-bearing plants that have 'naked' seeds typically held in cones.

Monocot

A type of angiosperm with one cotyledon, parallel leaf veins, and flower parts in multiples of three.

Dicot

A type of angiosperm with two cotyledons, net-like leaf veins, and flower parts in multiples of four or five.

Transpiration

The process of water vapor loss from plant leaves, which powers the transport of water in the plant.

Stomata

Pores on leaves that facilitate the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) and aid in transpiration.

Cuticle

A waxy coating on leaves and stems that helps prevent water loss.

Apical Meristem

Region of actively dividing cells at the tips of roots and shoots, causing primary growth in plants.

Secondary Growth

Growth that contributes to the increase in the thickness of stems and roots, produced by lateral meristems.

Pollination

The transfer of pollen from anther to stigma, crucial for the fertilization process in flowering plants.

Carnivorous Plants

Plants that obtain nutrients by trapping and digesting animals, particularly insects.

Photosynthetic Autotrophs

Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis, using sunlight and carbon dioxide.

Parentheses (in plants)

Used to specify plant classification, like including specific characteristics such as seedless or vascular.