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ELL Biology Ch 8
Types of Plants
Term | Definition |
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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 |