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Chapter:3
Lesson:2 Classifying plants
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nonvascular plants | Nonvascular plants are low, growing have thin, cell walls, and do not have roots for absorbing water from the ground. |
| Rhizoid | A thin, root like structure, that anchors a moss And absorbs water and nutrients 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. |
| Pollen | Tiny structure (male gametophyte) produced by seed plants that contain the cell that later becomes a sperm cell. |
| Seed | The plant structure that contains a young plants and a food supply inside a protective covering. |
| Gymnosperm | A plant that produces seeds directly on the scales of combs-not enclosed by a protective fruit. |
| Angiosperm | Flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective fruit. |
| Pigment | A colored chemical compounds that absorbs light, and a colored substance used to color other materials. |
| How are plants classified | Nonvascular plants, Seedless vascular plants, Seed plants. |
| Describe The difference between phloem and xylem. | In phloem the food moves in plants, In xylem water moves in plants. |