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Ch.3
Lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| How are plants classified | See handout |
| What is the difference between phloem and xylem | phloem: the vascular tissue through which food moves Xylem: the root that absorbs the water and minerals from the soil |
| Nonvascular plant | A low-growing plant lacks true vascular tissue for transporting materials |
| Rhizoid | A thin, rootlike structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients for the plants. |
| Vascular plant | A plant that has true vascular tissue for transporting tissue |
| Phloem | The vascular tissue through in which some food moves |
| Xylem | The vascular tissue through which water and minerals move in some plants |
| Pollen | Tiny structures(tiny gametophyte)produced by seed plants that contains 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 a seed directly on the scales of cones-not enclosed by a protective fruit |
| Angiosperm | A flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed by a protective fruit |
| Pigment | A colored helical compound that absorbs light A colored substance used to color other materials |
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