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Chapter 3 Plants
Lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nonvascular plant | A low-growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue for transporting materials |
| Rhiziod | A thin, rootlike 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 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 minerals. |
| Know the information in “How are the plants classified?” | (Write-see handout) |
| Describe the difference between phloem and xylem | Phloem’s vascular tissue just transports food. Xylem’s vascular tissue transports water and minerals. |
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