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Classifying Plants
Ch.3 L.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nonvascular plant | A low-growing plant that lacks vascular tissue |
| 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 material. |
| Phloem | 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 structure (male gametophyte) produced by seed plants that contain the cell that later becomes a sperm plant. |
| Seed | The plant structure that contains a young plant and a food supply inside of a protective covering. |
| Gymnosperm | A plant that produces seeds directly on the scales of a cone-not enclosed by a protective fruit. |
| Angiosperm | A flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective fruit. |