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Chapter 3 plants
Lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nonvascular plant | is a low growing plant that lacks true vascuolar tissue for transporting materials. |
| Rhizoid | is a thin, rootlike structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients for the plant. |
| Vascular plant | is 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 | is a plant that produces seeds directly on the scale of cones-not enclosed by a protective fruit. |
| Angiosperm | is 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. |
| Know the information in ‘How are plants classified?’ [write- see handout] | see write- see handout. |
| Describe the difference between phloem and xylem | Phloem is the vascular tissue through which food moves. Xylem is the vascular tissue through which water and minerals move. |