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classifying plants
Chapter 3, lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nonvascular plants | a plant that does not have true vascular tissue |
| rhizoid | a thin root like structure that anchors moss and absorbs water and nutrients from the soil |
| vascular plants | a plant that has true vascular tissue |
| phloem | the vascular tissue through which food moves |
| xylem | the vascular tissue through which water and minerals move |
| frond | fern leaves that are divided into many smaller parts that look like small leaves |
| pollen | tiny structures that contain the cells that will later become sperm cells |
| seed | a structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering |
| gymnosperm | a seed plant that produces naked seeds |
| angiosperm | a seed plant that produces flowers |