Introduction to Living Things and Seed Plants

Vocabulary flashcards generated from lecture notes covering introductory biology, main fields of biology, and parts of seed-bearing plants.

Biology

The study of living things

Organism

Scientific term for living things

Habitats

Regions where particular organisms live

Botany

Study of plants

Zoology

Study of animals

Human anatomy & physiology

Study of the structure function of the human body

Flowers

Parts of a seed bearing plant that help the plant to reproduce and produce fruit

Leaves

Parts of a seed bearing plant that manufacture the plant's food through photosynthesis

Stems

Parts of a seed bearing plant that transport substances & store food

Woody stems

Stems belonging to trees & shrubs

Herbaceous stems

Non-woody stems

Roots

Parts of a seed bearing plant that absorb minerals & water & store food

Taproot system

A root system with 1 main root

Fibrous root system

A root system with small main & secondary roots