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Plant Classification
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| photosynthesis | the process by which plants use sunlight to make food |
| seed | a plant part that contains a tiny new plant |
| spore | a plant cell that can grow into a new plant |
| cell | the smallest part of a living thing that can carry out all the processes of life |
| coniferous | plants that form seeds in cones |
| deciduous | a tree that loses its leaves each year before winter |
| 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 the plant |
| nonvascular plant | a plant without transport tubes to carry water and nutrients throughout the plant |
| phloem | vascular tissue that carries food from leaves to the other parts of the plant |