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ScienceCh.17
Plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are Vascular Plants? | Plants that have tubelike structures that help transport substances to other parts of the plant. |
| What are Nonvascular Plants? | Plants that do not have tubelike structures. |
| What are Rhizoids? | They are threadlike structures that anchor plants where they grow. |
| What are Pioneer Species? | Organisms that are the first to grow in new or disturbed areas. |
| What are Stomata(stoma)? | Small openings in the epidermis that allow substances in and out of a leaf. |
| What are Guard Cells? | What allows the stomata to open and close. |
| What is Xylem? | Tissue made up of hollow tubular cells that are stacked one on top of the other to form a structure called a vesel. |
| What is Phloem? | A plant tissue also made up of tubular cells that are stacked ato form structures called tubes. |
| What is Cambium? | A tissue that produces most of the new xylem and phloem cells. |
| What are Gymnosperms? | They are vascular plants that produce seeds that are not protected by fruit. |
| What are Angiosperms? | They are vascular plants that flowers and produces fruits with one or more seeds. |
| What are Monocots? | They have one cotyledon inside their seeds. |
| What are Dicots? | They have two cotyledons inside their seeds. |