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Chapter 9
Chapter 9 study cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cuticle | a waxy, protective layer secreted by cells onto the surface of plants |
| Cellulose | a chemical compound that plants can make out of sugar |
| Vascular Plants | have tubelike structures that carry water, nutrients, and other substances throughout the plant |
| Nonvascular Plants | do not have tubelike structures and use other ways to move water and other substances |
| Rhizoids | Instead of roots,threadlike called rhizoids anchor them where they go |
| Pioneer species | other organisms that are the first to grow in new or disturbed areas |
| Fern | Largest group of seedless vascular plants |
| Mosses | Nonvascular plants |