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SCIENCE BJU C6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| seedless | underground stems called rhizomes; ferns, horsetails and club moss |
| vascular | a group of tubelike structures in a plant |
| nonvascular | plants that don't have tubelike structures |
| rhizomes | rootlike structure that 2 of the 3 seedless plants have |
| rhizoids | a rootlike structure on moss plants |
| fiddlehead | a tightly coiled developing frond |
| frond | the leafy branches of a fern |
| seed-bearing | vascular plants that can produce seeds |
| angiosperm | vascular plant that has flowers and protects its seeds inside a fruit |
| gymnosperm | includes cycads, ginkgoes, gnetophytes, and conifers |
| resin | sticky substance that protects a pine tree from diseases and insects when a branch is broken. |
| monocots | have one cotyledon in their seeds; ffibrous roots, 1 cotyledon, flowers with petals in groups of 3 or 6 |
| dicots | Have two cotyledons in their seeds; 2 cotyledons, vascular tissue arranged in a circle, leaves with branching veins |
| annual | angiosperm that lives for only one growing season |
| biennial | an angiosperm that lives for two growing seasons |
| periennial | An angiosperm that lives for three or more growing seasons |
| cotyledon | the tiny seed leaves of the plant embryo |
| tuber | An underground stem that stores food for a plant |
| aerial root | Roots that never touch the soil |
| taproot | A thick, long root that grows straight down into the soil |
| primary root | the first root that emerges from a seed |
| fibrous root | a thin root that grows out in all directions when the primary root stops growing |
| phloem | Tubes that carry sugars and food throughout the plant |
| xylem | tubes that carry water and minerals from the roots to the top of the plant |
| herbaceous stem | Having soft green stems |