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Science Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves of plants | Cuticle |
| A system of tubes inside a plant through which water, minerals, and food move | Vascular Tissue |
| The fertilized egg (sperm joins with egg) | Zygote |
| Plants that do not have a tube system to transport materials they get their materials from their surroundings | Nonvascular Plants |
| Plants that have a well developed system of tubes to carry needed materials throughout the plant | Vascular Plants |
| The stage in a plants life cycle where it produces spores that can grow into new organisms | Sporophyte |
| The stage in a plants life cycle where the spore produces the sperm and egg cells | Gametophyte |
| Thin, rootlike structures that anchor a moss and absorb water and nutrients from the soil | Rhizoids |
| The leaf of a fern that is divided into many smaller parts | Fronds |
| The vascular tissue through which food moves down into the plant | Phloem |
| The vascular tissue through which water and minerals travel up into the plant from the roots | Xylem |
| Tiny structures in the male part of a flower that becomes sperm cells | Pollen |
| A structure that contains a young plant inside a protective coating | Seed |
| The young plant inside a seed | Embryo |
| One or more seed leaves inside a seed | Cotyledon |
| When the embryo begins to grow and pushes out of the seed | Germination |
| The structure at the end of a root that protects the root | Root Cap |
| Layer of cells in a stem that divide to make new xylem and phloem | Cambium |
| The process by which water evaporates from a plants leaves | Transpiration |