Parts of a Cell | Stems | It's in the Name | Leaf me Alone |
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What is the nucleus?
The "control center" of the cell
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What is a node?
A place on a stem that leaves grow out of
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What is the biosphere?
The portion of the earth where life exists
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What is the crown?
The top of a fully grown tree
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What is the cell membrane?
This controls what enters and exits the cell
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What is a terminal bud?
Allows the stem to grow in length
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What is biodiversity?
The number and variety of species living within an ecosystem
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What is a shade leaf?
A leaf near the bottom of a tree
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What are vacuoles?
The term for the storage spaces in cells
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What is the pith?
The central core of a young woody stem
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What are biotic factors?
Living influences in an ecosystem
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What is the cuticle?
A waxy protective layer on a leaf
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What is the cytoplasm?
The jelly-like liquid that is the largest portion of the cell
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What is a lenticel?
A small pore that allows air to enter a stem
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What are abiotic factors?
Nonliving influences in an ecosystem
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What is the abscission layer?
The layer of cells that forms at the base of the petiole to sever a leaf from a branch
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What is nitrogen?
The four elements that compose cells are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and _____
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