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Chapter 6
Multicellular Organisms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Classification | The process of grouping similar things together |
| Kingdom | A major, large group of similar organisms |
| Species | A single kind of organism that can reproduce among its own kind |
| Vertebrate | An animal with a backbone |
| Invertebrate | An animal without a backbone |
| Nonvascular Plant | A plant without transport tubes to carry water and nutrients throughout the plant |
| Vascular Plant | A plant with tubes to carry nutrients and water throughout the plant |
| Xylem | Vascular tissue that carries water and nutrients from roots to the other parts of a plant |
| Phloem | Vascular tissue that carries food from leaves to other parts of a plant |
| Gymnosperm | A vascular plant that produces seeds that are not surrounded by a fruit |
| Angiosperm | A flowering plant whose seeds are surrounded by fruit |