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Colins notecardsch.3
ch 3 Lesson 2 1 period
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nonvascular plant | Low growing have thin cell walls don’t have roots for absorbing water from the water |
| Rhizoid | A thin rootlike structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water for nutrients for the plant |
| Vascular plant | A plant that has a true vascular tissue for transporting materials |
| Phloem | The vascular tissue through which food moves |
| Xylem | The roots that absorb water and minerals from the soil |
| Pollen | Tiny structures produced by seed plants that contain the cell that later 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 and not enclosed by a protective fruit |
| Angiosperm | A flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective fruit |
| Pigment | A colored chemical compound that absorbs light a colored substance that is used to color other materials |
| How are plants classified ? | Vascular, Non Vascular, Seed bearing, Spore bearing, Algae, Angiosperms, Gymnosperms Grasses |
| The difference between phloem and xylem | Food goes through phloem and water and minerals travel through the tissue of xylem |