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Classifying Plants
Ch.3 L2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nonvascular plants | Nonvascular plants are low growing, have thin cell walls, and do not have roots for absorbing water from the ground. |
| Rhizoid | A thin, rootlike structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients for the plant. |
| Vascular plant | A plant that has true vascular tissue for transporting materials. |
| Phoelm | The vascular tissue through which food moves in some plants. |
| Xylem | The vascular tissue through which water and minerals move in some plants. |
| Frond | The leaf of a fern plant. |
| Pollen | Tiny structures (male gametophyte) produced by seed plants that contain the cell that later becomes a sperm cell. |
| Seed | The plant structure that contains a young plant and a food supply inside a protective covering. |
| Gymnosperm | A plant that produces seeds directly on the scales of cones—not enclosed by a protective fruit. |
| Angiosperm | A flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective fruit. |