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Classify Plants Ch4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angiosperm | flowering plants |
| Gymnosperm | nonflowering seed plants |
| Vascular Plant | a plant that has tube-like cells |
| Nonvascular Plant | a plant that does not have tube-like cells |
| Monocot | an angiosperm that has one seed leaf (parallel veins) |
| Dicot | an angiosperm that have two seed leaves (branching veins) |
| Frond | a large feathery leaf of a fern |
| Seed Plants | divided into flowering and nonflowering plants |
| Humus | decayed plant and animal matter that is part of the topsoil |
| Rhizoid | root-like threads found in moss |
| Conifer | cone bearing gymnosperm |
| Sori | clusters of spores under a fern leaf |
| Moss | a nonvascular plant with simple parts |
| Embryo | a beginning plant |
| Seed | contains a beginning plant and stored food |
| Plant | divided into vascular and nonvascular |
| Vascular Tissue | made up of tubes, or vessels |
| Spores | reproductive cells of seedless plants (like ferns and mosses) |