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1st period Ch3 L2
| 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 water and some 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 structures (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 | the sprouting of a seed; occurs when the embryo resumes its growth following dormancy |
| Angiosperm | a flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective fruit |
| Pigment | 1. a colored chemical compound that absorbs light 2. a colored substances used to color other materials |
| Know the information in how plants are classified | auto, multi (not green algae), cell wall |
| describe the difference between phloem and Xylem | Phloem: transports food down from leaves Xylem: transports water, minerals up from roots |