Plant Classification, Parts of Flower & Seeds
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| vascular plants | plants with a system of roots, stems and leaves; plants with xylem and phloem
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| Non Vascular Plants | plants with NO system of roots, stems and leaves, no xylem or phloem (examples: moss and liverworts)
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| Xylem | system of "tubes" in the plant that carries water from roots to other parts of the plant
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| Phloem | system of "tubes" in the plant that carries the plant's food from leaves out to rest of the plant
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| Gymnosperms | vascular plants that produce seeds (example; cycads, conifers, ginkgoes)
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| Angiosperms | vascular plants that produce flowers and seeds
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| Monocot | an angiosperm (flowering plant) with only one cotyledon; plant has narrow leaves with parallel veins and fibrous root (ex: corn, lily)
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| Dicot | an angiosperm (flowering plant) with two cotyledons; plant has broad leaves and tap root system (ex: bean, maple)
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| Cotyledon | the first leaves of the young plant, the seed leaves
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| Fibrous root | root system that spreads and has more than one significant root
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| Tap root | root system that has one major root (examples: carrot, turnip and potato)
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| Pistil | the female part of the flower
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| Stigma | top opening of the pistil
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| Style | neck portion of the pistil
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| Ovary | at base of the pistil, where seed is formed
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| Stamen | male part of the flower
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| Filament | stem-like portion of the stamen
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| Anther | the top portion of the stamen, where pollen is produced
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| Pollination | when pollen is spread by wind, bees, insects, birds
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| Fertilization | the process by which a seed is formed within the flower
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| Germination | the process by which a seed becomes a plant
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| Seed coat | Hard protective cover for embryo
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| Embryo | baby plant
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| Food supply | food stored in seed to support the embryo as it grows into a young plant
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