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Plants Lessons 1-2
Plant vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Spore | A single cell that can develop into a new plant that produced it |
Angiosperm | A seed plant that produces flowers |
Gymnosperm | A seed plant that does not produce flowers |
seed | an undeveloped plant with stored food inside a protective coat |
pollination | the movement of pollen to the seed-making part of a flower |
xylem | tissue that moves water and minerals up from the roots |
phloem | tissue that moves food (sugar)from the leaves to other parts of a plant |
cambium | a layer of cells that makes xylem and phloem |
photosynthesis | how a plant changes raw materials into food in the presence of sunlight |
non-vascular plants | no roots, stems or leaves |
vascular plants | there are roots, stems and leaves |
capsule | it is filled with thousands of spores |
transport system | a system in the plant that moves water, minerals, and sugars throughout the plant |
evergreens | these plants are vascular, no flowers, and stay green all year long; pine trees |