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Plants & gardening

PLANTS

Classification of all living things deriving their nourishment from photosynthesis and lacking locomotive movement; the branch of knowledge associated with them.

plant cell

Smallest living structure and the constituent element of all vegetables; it varies in size and shape depending on its function.

lichen

Vegetable formed from the symbiotic association of an alga and a fungus.


structure of a lichen	examples of lichens

moss

Flowerless vegetable, usually small in size, that grows in large tightly packed tufts to create a veritable soft carpet.


structure of a moss	examples of mosses

alga

Flowerless vegetable that usually lives in aquatic environments; it produces oxygen and is at the base of the food chain.


structure of an alga	examples of algae

mushroom

Organism that exists parasitically or symbiotically with other living things or grows on dead organic matter.


structure of a mushroom	deadly poisonous mushroom	poisonous mushroom

fern

Flowerless vegetable that grows mainly in the tropics; it also grows in temperate climates in rich damp soil.


structure of a fern	examples of ferns

plant

Vegetable rooted in the soil, the upper part of which grows aboveground or in freshwater; it produces oxygen and is at the bottom of the food chain.


structure of a plant	germination	soil profile

photosynthesis	section of a bulb

leaf

Usually thin and flat part of a vegetable that grows out of the stem and is specially adapted to capturing light and performing photosynthesis.


structure of a leaf	leaf margin	simple leaves

compound leaves

flower

Often colorful and fragrant part of certain vegetables that holds the reproductive organs; first it produces fruit, then seeds.


structure of a flower	examples of flowers [1]	examples of flowers [2]

types of inflorescences

fruits

Vegetable structures usually resulting from the development of one or several floral ovaries that, once mature, contain seeds; they are often edible.


stone fleshy fruit	pome fleshy fruit	fleshy fruit: citrus fruit

fleshy fruit: berry fruit [1]	fleshy fruit: berry fruit [2]	fleshy fruit: berry fruit [3]

dry fruits [1]	dry fruits [2]	dry fruits [3]