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Classifyingplants
Sciencenotecards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nonvascular plant | A low growing plant that lacks a true vascular tissue |
| Rhizoid | A thin rootlike structure that anchors a mass and absorbs water and nutrients |
| Vascular plant | A plant that has true vascular tissue for transporting materials |
| Phloem | The vascular tissue through which the food flows |
| Xylem | The vascular tissue through which water and minerals flow |
| Frond | The leaf of a fern plant |
| Pollen | Tiny structure made by seed plants that contain the cell that becomes a sperm cell |
| Seed | The plant structure that contains a young plant and food supply inside a protective covering |
| Gymnosperm | A plant that produces seeds directly on the scales of cones not enclosed in a fruit |
| Angiosperm | A flowering plant that makes seeds in fruit |