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Chapter 3 Plants

Chapter 3

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waxy, protective layer that covers the stems, leaves, and flowers of many plants and helps prevent water loss. cuticle
chemical compound made out of sugar; forms tangled fibers in the cell walls of many plants and provides structure and support. cellulose
plant with tubelike structures that move minerals, water, and other substances throughout the plant. vascular plant
plant that absorbs water and other substances directly through its cell walls instead of through tubelike structures nonvascular plant
threadlike structures that anchor nonvascular plants to the ground rhizoid
first organisms to grow in new or disturbed areas; break down rock and build up decaying plant material so that other plants can grow. pioneer species
tiny openings in a plant's epidermis through which carbon dioxide, water vapor, and oxygen enter and exit. stomata
pairs of cells that surround stomata and control their opening and closing. guard cell
vascular tissue that forms hollow vessels that transport substances, other than sugar throughout a plant. xylem
vascular tissue that forms tubes that transport dissolved sugar throughout a plant. phloem
vascular tissue that produces xylem and phloem cells as a plant grows. cambium
vascular plants that do not flower, generally have needlelike or scalelike leaves, and produce seeds that are not protected by fruit; conifer, cycads, ginkgoes, and gnetophytes. gymnosperm
angiosperm with one cotyledon inside its seed, flower parts in multiples of three, and vascular tissues in bundles scattered throughout the stem monocot
angiosperm with two cotyledons inside its seed, flower parts in multiples of four or five, and vascular bundles in rings. dicot
flowering vascular plants that produce fruits containing one or more seeds; monocots and dicots angiosperm
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