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ch 21 vocab
voccab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| stomata | are adaptations that enable the exchange of gases even with the presence of a cuticle on a plant |
| vascular tissue | specialized transport tissue |
| vascular plants | plants with vascular tissues |
| nonvascular plants | substances move slow from cell to cell by osmosis and diffusion |
| seed | plant structure that contains an embryo |
| thallose | has a boby that resembles a fleshy lobed structure. |
| strobilus | a compact cluster of spore bearing structures |
| epiphyte | a plant that lives anchored to an object |
| rhizome | a thick underground stem |
| sporangium | fern spores from in a structure |
| sorus | clusters of sporangia |
| cotyledons | structures that ether store food or help absorb food for the tiny sporophyte |
| cone | a structure that contains the male or female reproductive structures of cycads and other gymnosperm plants |
| annual | life span of a few weeks or years |
| biennial | life spans two years |
| perennial | plants that live several years and usually produce flowers and seeds yearly |