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Chapter 8.1 8.2
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cuticle | helps a plant reduce water loss is a waxy, waterproof layer |
| Vascular Tissue | a system of tube like structures inside a plant through which water, minerals, and food move. |
| Zygote | the joining of a sperm cell with an egg cell |
| Nonvascular Plant | plants that lack a well-developed system of tubes for transporting water and other materials |
| Vascular Plant | plants with true vascular tissue |
| Sporophyte | the plant produces spores, tiny cells that grow into new organisms |
| Gametophyte | the plant produces two kinds of sex cells: sperm and egg cells |
| Rhizoid | thin, root like structures that anchor the moss and absorb water and nutrients from the soil |
| Frond | are divided into smaller parts that look like small leaves |