Bilogy Vocabulary

An organism consisting of two or more cells and whose cells may not live independently apart from the organism

A group of cells that are specialized to perform a particular function

A thick protective layer of tissue that supports the weight and protects the plants

The spongy ground tissue located in the center of an herbaceous plant system

A flower structure located just on the inside of the stem of a plant

Of plants, having tissue capable of transport of water

The diploid stage in the alternating of generations life cycle of pants when spores are produced

A nonvascular plant in the group that includes mosses, honworts and liverworts

A root system lacking and consisting of many small roots that come straight from a stem

A plant reproductive strategy that includes alternating spor-forming and gamete-forming stages

The primary structural compound in plant cell walls, composed of long chains of glucose molecules

A visible ring caused by yearly growth in the vascular cambium; seen in a cross-section of a woody stem

A root system consisting of a large, main root from which smaller roots branch

The haploid stage in the alternating generations of life cycle of plants

A trait that forms the outer layer of a plant or other organism

Individual organisms of the same species living closely

A vascular plant that produces unenclosed seeds, usually in cones

An organism of only one cell

A vascular plant that produces flowers and fruits with seeds

A structure made up of two or more tissues that work together to perform a particular function

Cell having a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles

The outermost layer of cells on a plant

Structures found within the cytoplasm of cells that perform the various functions cells need to stay alive

A structure on the underside of a fern frond that houses and protects the fern

The leaf of a fern plant

A group of two or more organs that work together to perform a particular function

One of the fundamental models of biology that states that cells are the smallest form of life

Of plants, lacking tissue that can transport water

A waxy protective coating, secreted by the epidermal cells of a plant, on the surface of stems, leaves and fruit