Match the following terms and definitions. 1. the idea that the sporophyte generation and the gametophyte generation follow one another in alternating fashion
differentiation
2. the process of changing cells or organisms from a generalized to a more specific or specialized condition; often involves a reduction of the ability to reproduce or divide and is usually not reversible
alternation of generations
3. beginning period of growth of a seed or spore; to sprout
vascular cambium
4. the youthful, undifferentiated cells of root and shoot tips and other plant parts that produce new cells for growth
germination
5. a plant that continues to grow year after year from the same plant body
shoot
6. above-ground part of a plant; leaves, stems, flowers, fruits, etc.
perennial
7. the meristematic cells that produce new cells, increasing plant body girth; often forming a ring only several cell layers wide in woody stems and roots
meristem