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Chapter 3
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nonvascular Plant | A low-growing plant that likes true vascular tissue for transporting materials |
| Rhizoid | A thin, would like structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water treasures, 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 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 fruit |
| Angiosperm | a flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective fruit |
| Pigment | 1. A colored chemical compound that absorbs light. 2. A colored substance used to color other materials. |
| How are plants classified? | See handout |
| What is the difference between phloem and xylem | They are different because xylem is water and minerals moving some plants and phloem which food moves in some plants |