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Classifying plants
Ch3 L 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Non vascular plant | a low growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue for transporting materials. |
| rhizoid | a thin ,root like structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrient for the plant. |
| Vascular plant | a plant that has true vascular tissue for transporting materials. |
| 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 which 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 coat. |
| angiosperm | a flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective fruit. |