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8.3 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| phloem | vascular tissue through which food moves |
| xylem | water and minerals that travel in a vascular tissue |
| pollen | tiny structures that contain the cells that will become sperm cells |
| seed | structure that contains a young plant inside |
| embryo | a young plant that develops from the zygote or fertilized egg |
| cotyledons | the embryo has one or more seed leaves |
| germination | when the embryo begins to grow and pushes out of the seed |
| root cap | protects the root from rocks as the root grows |
| cambium | layer of cells that divide to produce new phloem and xylem |
| transpiration | process by which water evaporates from a plants leaves |