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ELL Biology Ch 8
Types of Plants
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vascular plants | plants that have structures for transporting water |
| nonvascular plants | plants that do not have well-developed structures for transporting water |
| rhizome | the underground stem of a fern |
| frond | the leaf of a fern |
| sperm | a male reproductive cell |
| egg | a female reproductive cell |
| seed | a protective covering that surrounds a young plant and its stored food |
| plant embryo | the early, undeveloped stage of a new plant |
| germination | the process by which a plant embryo develops and breaks out of the seed |
| gymnosperm | a plant that produces uncovered seeds |
| angiosperm | a plant that produces covered seeds and flowers |
| monocot | a flowering plant with one seed leaf in its seeds |
| dicot | a flowering plant with two seed leaves in its seeds |
| cotyledon | seed leaf |