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Chapter 3
Lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nonvascular plant | a low growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue for transporting material. |
| Rhizoid | A Thin rootlike structure that anchors a moss it absorbs water and nutrient for the plant |
| Vascular plant | A plant that has true vascular tissue for Transporting materials |
| Phyloem | The vascular tissue through which food moves in some plants |
| Xylem | Vascular tissue through which water and minerals move in some plans |
| Pollen | TinyStructures produced by seed plant 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 excluded by a protective fruit |
| angiosperm | a flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective fruit |
| Pigment | 1. A colored chemical compound that absorbs light2. A colored substance Used to color other materials. |
| How are plants classified? | See note |
| Describe the difference between phyloem and xylem | Food travels through phyloem but water and minerals travel through the xylem |