Glossary

Respiration is the process where living beings, both animals and plants, take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide and water.

To respire - Respiration is the process where living beings, both animals and plants, take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide and water.

A rhizome (RI-zome) is a modified stem that grows underground. It grows horizontally and will form roots and shoots, which become new plants.

A stolon (STOLE-ehn) is a horizontal root, growing just above or just below the soil line. Plants use stolons for propagation and spreading.

Transpiration is the process of water movement through plants. Roots draw in moisture from the soil, up through the stems and leaves, to every cell of the plant, eventually to…

A trichome (TRI-comb) is a small hair or similar outgrowth from the skin of a plant.