Plants

Kingdom Plantae

multicellular, photosynthetic, sessile eukaryotic organisms.

Cellulose

a polymer of glucose that makes up dietary fiber

Photosynthesis

use chlorophyll a and b to convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen

Sessile

fixed in one place

Botany

the study of plants

Xylem

transports water up from the plants roots up to the leaves to make sugar.

Phloem

transports sugar down to the roots.

Sporangia

structures that produces spores for reproduction

Frond

leaf of a fern

Gymnosperm

naked seeds

Staminate pine cone

small and contains thousands of microscopic pollen grains.

Ovate pine cone

larger and contain eggs to be fertilized.

Mature pine cone

an open pine cone and has naked seeds

Angiosperm

enclosed seed in some sort of fruit

Flower

the reproductive structure of angiosperms.

Pedicel

the stalk or stem of an individual flower

Receptacle

the enlarged part of the stem where the flower parts are attached.

Sepal

green leaf-like part of the flower that protects immature bud

Petal

Brightly colored parts of the flower that serve as a landing pad for pollinators

Anther

produces the pollen

Filament

support the anther

Stamen

the male reproductive part of a flower, consist of the anther and filament.

Carpel

the female reproductive part of a flower; consists of the stigma, style, and ovary

Stigma

the sticky end of the carpel that pollen grains get transferred to

Style

a long slender stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary

Ovary

pear-shaped base of carpel that contains the ovule

Ovule

the structure that give rise the egg cell; becomes seed after fertilization

Complete

contains all parts of the flower: sepal, petal, stamen, and carpel

Incomplete

missing one or more parts of the flower

Perfect

a flower has both stamens and carpels

Imperfect

flower has either stamens or carpels but not both.

Monocot

one seed leaf, parallel leaf veins, fibrous root system, petals in multiples of 3

Dicot

two seed leafs, branched leaf veins, tap root, petals in multiples of 4 or 5