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chapter3 lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nonvascular plant | A low growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue for transporting materials |
| rhizoid | A thin rootlike structure that anchors a moss and absorbs waterand nutrients for plants |
| vascular plant | A plant that has true vacuolar tissue for transporting materials |
| phloem | The vacuolar tissue through which food moves in some plants |
| xylem | The vacuolar tissue through which water and materials move in some plants |
| pollen | tiny structure produced by seed plants that contains 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, not enclosed by a protective |
| angiosperm | A flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective fruit |
| pigment | A colored chemical compound that absorbs light |
| how are plants classified | See notes |
| difference between tween phloem and xylem | phloem carries food xylem carries water and minerals |